AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

THERAPY AND TREATMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a man who is a heavy smoker is given an electric shock every time he takes a puff on a cigarette, which behavior-modification techniques is being used?
A
systematic desensitization
B
modeling
C
aversive conditioning
D
punishment therapy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aversion therapy is a type of behavioral therapy that involves repeat pairing an unwanted behavior with discomfort. 1 For example, a person undergoing aversion therapy to stop smoking might receive an electrical shock every time they view an image of a cigarette.

Detailed explanation-2: -Motivation. The force that moves people to behave, think and feel the way they do. Instinct. An innate (unlearned) biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behaviors and events that are perceived as accidental are often attributed to situational factors. Examples of external attribution would be a person who blames the weather for their bike’s flat tire or a student who tells their teacher they did not turn in their homework because their dog ate it.

Detailed explanation-4: -What should be changed to make the following sentence true? “Pain that signals some type of tissue damage is known as neuropathic pain.” The word “neuropathic” should be changed to the word “inflammatory."

Detailed explanation-5: -In social psychology, attribution is the process of inferring the causes of events or behaviors.

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