What is aversion therapy? Explain and provide an example of how it might be used
What will be an ideal response?
Aversion therapy is a form of therapy that is used to reduce a behavior through associating it with punishment. In other words, operant conditioning is used to decrease the frequency of an undesirable behavior by following it with unpleasant consequences. Aversion therapy can be used in the treatment of alcoholism. The alcoholic is treated with a drug that causes him or her to get sick if he or she drinks, thus drinking will come to be associated with the nausea and vomiting that occurs.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
As a child, Horney was:
a. excessively pampered. b. interested in sports. c. ambitious and rebellious. d. severely punished.
When smoked in short puffs, nicotine produces ______ effects; when inhaled deeply, it produces depressant effects.
A. anxiolytic B. hypnotic C. depressant D. stimulant
Which test is most similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test?
a. ?the Myers-Briggs Test b. ?the Thematic Apperception Test c. ?the CPI d. ?the MMPI-2