Contingency Factors in Negative Practice of Smoking

100 cigarette smokers were randomly assigned to 1 of 5 treatment groups balancing the level of smokers within groups. To uncover the importance of chaining in overresponding or satiation treatments of cigarette smoking, 2 of these groups were required to double or triple their baserate in 2 or 3 cigarette chains while a third group simply doubled their daily consumption. For comparison, a fourth group received covert sensitization treatment of their smoking while a fifth group acted as an attention-monitoring control. Following 1 wk. of cigarette-by-cigarette baserate each group received 1 wk. of treatment and 3 wk. of follow-up meetings. Contacts with all subjects were also made 3 and 6 mo. after treatment. All groups significantly decreased smoking following treatment, but the 3-mo. follow-up showed no significant difference from baserate. Group differences were not statistically significant, although the attention-monitoring group was least effective at all posttreatment measurement points. Although subject reports indicate chaining increased the aversiveness of the negative practice regime, it showed no effect on treatment efficiency

Chaining · Cigarette smoking · Developmental psychology · Significant difference · Treatment and control groups · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology

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