Pairing drug-induced nausea/vomiting or electric shock with unwanted behaviors or impulses is called
A)negative reinforcement.
B)exposure therapy.
C)aversive conditioning.
D)higher-order conditioning.

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Aversive conditioning involves pairing an unpleasant stimulus with an unwanted behavior or response in order to decrease the likelihood of that behavior or response occurring in the future. The examples provided of drug-induced nausea/vomiting or electric shock are both unpleasant stimuli that can be paired with unwanted behaviors or impulses as part of an aversive conditioning approach. Negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a certain behavior occurring, exposure therapy aims to reduce anxiety or fear by gradual exposure to a feared stimulus, and higher-order conditioning involves pairing a previously neutral stimulus with a conditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response.

Pairing Drug-Induced Nausea/vomiting or Electric Shock with Unwanted Behaviors or Impulses