A young boy has been told by his dentist to stop eating candy because the sugar is ruining his teeth.The boy still cannot help himself.Whenever he finds candy in his house,he quickly devours everything.To help stop the boy from eating the candy,his mother allows him to "find" several candy pieces that she has dipped in hot chili sauce.Which type of treatment approach is the mother using?

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The mother is using aversion therapy, which involves pairing an unpleasant stimulus with a behavior in order to reduce or eliminate the behavior. In this case, the hot chili sauce serves as the unpleasant stimulus that is paired with the behavior of eating candy in order to discourage the behavior.

A Young Boy Has Been Told by His Dentist to Stop