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Method for behavior modification using olfactory stimuli

  • US 4,582,492 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1985
  • Issued: 04/15/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for behavior modification using olfactory stimuli, said method comprising:

  • (a) Microencapsulating different smelling odors into a patch such that at least one odor is dominant and at least one odor is subservient;

    (b) Placing said patch on a hand associated with the behavior to be modified;

    (c) Scratching said pad when the urge to engage in the behavior to be modified occurs, thereby temporarily releasing said subservient odor;

    (d) Smelling said patch with the released subservient odor to act as a stimulus to effect behavior modification, and;

    (e) Smelling said patch after the urge to engage in the behavior to be modified passes, thereby reinforcing the behavior modification with said dominant odor.

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