As part of a smoking cessation program,Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and is then asked to smoke a cigarette.As a result,Paul reduces the number of cigarettes he smokes per day.Which of the following behavioral therapies has been implemented on Paul in this scenario?

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The therapy implemented on Paul is aversive conditioning, which involves pairing an unpleasant stimulus (in this case, the nausea-inducing drug) with a behavior (smoking), in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior. In this case, the unpleasant response to smoking makes Paul less likely to continue smoking, thus reducing the number of cigarettes he smokes per day.

As Part of a Smoking Cessation Program,Paul Receives an Injection