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Modification of Smoking Behavior Through Self-Administered Punishment of Imagined Behavior: A New Approach to Aversion Therapy
Berecz, John
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 38, 2, 244-250, Apr 72
This study investigated the therapeutic feasibility of self-administered punishment of imagined behavior. With heavy-smoking males, the imagined-smoking treatment was the only highly effective therapy. It was significantly more effective than the placebo or actual-smoking treatments, and it replicated. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Discipline, Negative Reinforcement, Self Control, Smoking, Therapy
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