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This paper describes an operant conditioning method used to extinguish smoking behavior for a woman. The paper describes the steps taken to extinguish the behavior and looks at the use of a journal by the woman. The paper also addresses the problems inherent in a self-report.

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"The target behavior selected was June R's smoking behavior. The goal was to extinguish the behavior. Prior to the operant conditioning intervention, June was given a journal and simply told to write down the time and the places where she smoked each day and to then count up the number of cigarettes smoked for the entire day. She was told to do this for four days. The analysis of data showed that she smoked on average about..."

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