As part of a smoking-cessation program, Paul receives an injection of a nausea-inducing drug and then is asked to smoke a cigarette.Even though he knows he is receiving the drug, it is hoped that Paul will associate the nausea symptoms with smoking and will thus smoke less.This example best demonstrates the procedures typically used in

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This scenario represents the use of aversive conditioning, where a negative stimulus (nausea-inducing drug) is paired with the unwanted behavior (smoking) in order to decrease the frequency of the behavior.

As Part of a Smoking-Cessation Program, Paul Receives an Injection