Cliff has a problem where he tends to speak without thinking,and this has caused him to lose friends and to damage relationships at work.To reduce the frequency of this behavior,Cliff wears a rubber band that fit loosely around his wrist.Whenever he begins to speak without thinking,he "snaps" himself with the rubber band just hard enough to sting a little bit.This is an example of ______ therapy.
A)systematic desensitizing
B)insight
C)aversion
D)flooding

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This is an example of aversion therapy, where an unpleasant stimulus (the snap of the rubber band) is paired with an undesired behavior (speaking without thinking) in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior.

Cliff Has a Problem Where He Tends to Speak Without