Learning That Smoking Is Associated with an Unpleasant Experience by Snapping

question 65

Multiple Choice

Learning that smoking is associated with an unpleasant experience by snapping a rubber band on your wrist every time you get the urge to smoke would be an example of ____.

• A) aversion therapy
• B) systematic desensitization
• C) displacement
• D) resistance

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Definitions:

Behavioral Science

The study of human and animal behavior through observation and empirical analysis, encompassing fields such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

Economic Analysis

The systematic approach to determining the optimum use of scarce resources, involving comparison of two or more alternatives in achieving a specific objective.

Poverty

The state of being extremely poor, where individuals or communities lack the financial resources to meet basic living needs.

Marginal Cost

The price of generating one more unit of a product or service.