Abstract
The effectiveness of habit reversal was compared across three different competing response (CR) durations. Results showed that 1-min and 3-min CR durations were associated with short-term and long-term increases in nail length for people who bit their nails. A 5-s CR duration produced immediate increases in nail length that were not maintained. Social validity data were consistent with these findings.
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