Regarding the Approaches Used to Quit Smoking,which of the Following

question 87

Multiple Choice

Regarding the approaches used to quit smoking,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Nicotine patches or nicotine gum can help people get through the withdrawal period.
• B) The "cold turkey" approach is still considered the most effective approach in producing permanent nonsmokers.
• C) Scheduled smoking helps people to learn to cope with the urge to smoke.
• D) The gradual approach to quitting smoking allows the smoker to not feel like a "failure" if they smoke one cigarette.

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Definitions:

Response Rate

The frequency at which a certain behavior or reaction occurs in a given period of time.

Classical Conditioning

The act of acquiring knowledge via the ongoing pairing of two stimuli, which leads to a response that initially responds to the second stimulus but eventually responds to the first stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which influences the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Doorbell Rings

A sound signaling someone at the door, commonly used in psychological experiments to study conditioned responses.