A client wants to decrease his smoking and has his partner put his cigarettes in a locked cabinet in the garage. This arrangement of environmental conditions to hamper his smoking would be considered a:
A) variable interference.
B) stimulus control.
C) stimulus interference.
D) variable control.

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This arrangement is an example of stimulus control, which involves modifying the environment in a way that changes the likelihood of engaging in a certain behavior. By placing the cigarettes in a locked cabinet, the environmental conditions are altered to make smoking less accessible, thereby decreasing the likelihood of smoking.

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