“My dentist told me to give up soda because it has so much sugar,” Kennedy said. “So now whenever I crave a soda, I drink sparkling water instead.” What technique is Kennedy using?

Kennedy is replacing the usual response to a soda craving—drinking soda—with a different behavior: drinking sparkling water. This is reconditioning a new response. Systematic desensitization is generally used to reduce fear or anxiety gradually, and the story does not describe an unconditioned response or aversion therapy.

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