Priya's mother painted Priya's nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve in an attempt to stop her from biting her nails. This example illustrates __________.

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Aversive conditioning involves pairing an unpleasant stimulus with a behavior to reduce the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future. In this case, painting nails with an unpleasant-tasting salve is the unpleasant stimulus, and the behavior being targeted is nail-biting, with the goal of reducing or eliminating the behavior. Systematic desensitization, biofeedback, and modeling are not applicable in this scenario.

Priya's Mother Painted Priya's Nails with an Unpleasant-Tasting Salve in an Attempt