Which strategy for assisting patients to learn new behavior is considered by some to be questionable?
a. Shaping
b. Token economy
c. Aversion therapy
d. Contingency training
C
Aversion therapy applies an aversive or noxious stimulus when a maladaptive behavior occurs. Aversion therapy has sometimes been criticized as unethical and detrimental to patients' well-being since it subjects the patient to physically and emotionally unpleasant or even harmful experiences.
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