Paula's Mother Painted Paula's Nails with an Unpleasant-Tasting Salve to Stop

question 92

Multiple Choice

Paula's mother painted Paula's nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve to stop her nail biting. This illustrates ________.

• A) aversive conditioning
• B) systematic desensitization
• C) biofeedback
• D) modeling

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Definitions:

Timberlake and Allison

Researchers known for their contributions to behavioral psychology, focusing on how organisms adapt their behavior to changes in the environment.

Blisspoint

The optimal level of consumption where any further increase would lead to a decrease in overall satisfaction or happiness, often used in food science and economics.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that the body regulates its weight and energy balance through an internal control mechanism located in the hypothalamus.