As part of a smoking cessation program, Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and then is asked to smoke a cigarette. Even though he knows he is receiving the drug, it is hoped that Paul will associate the nausea symptoms with smoking and will thus smoke less. This example best demonstrates the procedures typically used in

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Aversion therapy is a behavioral treatment where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus, with the goal of creating a negative association with the behavior. In this case, the nausea-inducing drug serves as the unpleasant stimulus that is paired with smoking, aiming to create a negative association with smoking to reduce or eliminate the behavior.

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