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• What is a strength of the behaviourist approach?

  Successful therapeutic applications
• How have the principles of operant and classical conditioning been applied?

  To aversion therapy for undesirable behaviours
• What is aversion therapy used to treat?

  Undesirable behaviours, including addiction
• What does aversion therapy pair the undesirable behaviour with?

  An aversive stimulus, like an electric shock
• What type of stimulus is the electric shock in aversion therapy?

  Unconditioned stimulus
• What did Smith et al (1997) research find about alcoholics treated with aversion therapy?

  Higher abstinence rates after one year
• How does aversion therapy compare to counselling alone according to Smith et al (1997)?

  Aversion therapy leads to higher abstinence rates
• What does the success of aversion therapy demonstrate about the behaviourist approach?

  Its principles can improve quality of life
• What are the key components of aversion therapy?

  • Pairing undesirable behaviour with an aversive stimulus
  • Use of unconditioned stimulus (e.g., electric shock)
  • Application in treating addictions and undesirable behaviours