Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Behavior & Behavior Change

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Aversive conditioning is ____

Answer

Aversive conditioning is pairing a habit one wishes to break with an unpleasant stimulus to stop a particular behavior
psychology therapy 19 638: Aversive conditioning is pairing a habit one wishes to break with an unpleasant stimulus to stop a particular behavior
example: . If I wanted to stop Shanikwa from smoking I could shock her every time she smokes. The shock is the UCS and the pain is the UCR. Once the smoking becomes associated with the electric shock (acquisition), Shanikwa will experience pain when she smokes, even without the shock. Thus the smoking will become the CS and the pain the CR (but only if the shock is no longer given).

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