Emil is attempting to decrease the frequency of his swearing. He wears a rubber band around his wrist and every time he says a word that is on his list of inappropriate words he snaps the rubber band. Associating an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant consequence is a form of __________

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The scenario describes the use of aversion therapy, which involves pairing an unwanted behavior with an unpleasant consequence in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior. The rubber band snap serves as the unpleasant consequence associated with swearing.

Emil Is Attempting to Decrease the Frequency of His Swearing