Jake Is a Recovering Alcoholic

question 156

Multiple Choice

Jake is a recovering alcoholic. He has not had a drink of alcohol in over 6 months. One of the strategies that Jake has used to remain abstinent has been to stay away from bars, avoid parties in which alcohol is served, and even find new friends who do not drink alcohol. Jake is overcoming the short-term reinforcement he associated with alcohol use by using which strategy?

• A)reinforcement delay
• B)negative reinforcement
• C)motivational commitment
• D)stimulus control

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