In order to cure himself of smoking, a man regularly places his package of cigarettes next to a particularly disturbing picture of two lungs that are black from a lifetime of smoking. After a week of this, the man can't pick up his cigarettes without thinking of this intense image, and as a result he smokes less. In this example, what type of therapy is the man using to help stop smoking?

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The man is using aversion therapy, which involves associating an unwanted behavior (smoking) with an unpleasant stimulus (the disturbing picture) to reduce the behavior.

In Order to Cure Himself of Smoking, a Man Regularly