Every Time Jarrad Opens His Cigarette Case or Uses His

question 238

Multiple Choice

Every time Jarrad opens his cigarette case or uses his lighter, he gets a painful electric shock. Jarrad's friends and family have been asked not to give him any cigarettes or light any cigarettes for him, so he must use his own lighter if he wants to smoke. Eventually, Jarrad loses his desire to smoke, thanks to ______???____

• A) negative transference.
• B) behavioral contracting.
• C) systematic desensitization.
• D) aversion conditioning.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior.

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation, resulting in denial of opportunities or rights.

Generalization

The process in which a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.