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counterconditioning
[ koun-ter-kuhn-dish-uh-ning ]
noun
Psychology.
- the extinction of an undesirable response to a stimulus through the introduction of a more desirable, often incompatible, response.
counterconditioning
/ 藢办补蕣苍迟蓹办蓹苍藞诲瑟蕛蓹苍瑟艐 /
noun
- psychol the conditioning of a response that is incompatible with some previously learned response; for example, in psychotherapy an anxious person might be taught relaxation, which is incompatible with anxiety
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of counterconditioning1
First recorded in 1960鈥65; counter- + conditioning
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If you identify the trigger, a program of counterconditioning helps the dog approach the feared object.
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If he could live through it, countermeasures could be taken, counterconditioning could be set up.
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