In order to cure himself of smoking, a man regularly places his package of cigarettes next to a particularly disturbing picture of two lungs that are black from a lifetime of smoking. After a week of this, the man can't pick up his cigarettes without thinking of this intense image, and as a result he smokes less. In this example, what type of therapy is the man using to help stop smoking?
A)In vivo exposure
B)Systematic desensitization
C)Flooding
D)Aversion therapy

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The man is using aversion therapy, a behavioral technique that involves pairing a negative stimulus (in this case, the disturbing picture of blackened lungs) with an undesirable behavior (smoking) to reduce the frequency of that behavior.

In Order to Cure Himself of Smoking, a Man Regularly