Bill wants to increase the amount of water that he drinks each day,but is having difficulty because he drinks too much pop instead.Bill gets rid of all the pop in his apartment and no longer goes down the pop aisle in the supermarket.Removing the pop and avoiding the pop aisle in the supermarket is an example of ____________ for his competing behavior.

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Bill wants to increase the amount of water that he drinks each day,but is having difficulty because he drinks too much pop instead.Bill gets rid of all the pop in his apartment and no longer goes down the pop aisle in the supermarket.Removing the pop and avoiding the pop aisle in the supermarket is an example of ____________ for his competing behavior.​

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Removing the discriminative stimulus (pop) and cues (pop aisle in the supermarket) is an example of removing the environmental cues that trigger the competing behavior (drinking too much pop). This can help to increase the likelihood of the desired behavior (drinking more water) because there will be fewer triggers or reminders of the competing behavior.

Bill Wants to Increase the Amount of Water That He