A Cognitive Psychologist Was Interviewed by a Television Health Reporter

A cognitive psychologist was interviewed by a television health reporter. During the interview, the psychologist used the term abstinence-violation effect. When the interviewer asked the psychologist for a definition, the psychologist described it as

A) a patient's tendency to lie about concealed drinking.
B) the fact that drinking in public is illegal in some states.
C) a patient's belief that he or she is being controlled by the therapist.
D) the pattern of falling back to chronic drinking if one slips up even a little.