AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term counterconditioning refers both to the technique and the putative process by which behavior is modified through a new association with a stimulus of an opposite valence (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-2: -Counterconditioning is having someone experience a positive association with a previously negatively associated stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Counter-conditioning means changing the pet’s emotional response, feelings or attitude toward a stimulus. For example, the dog that lunges at the window when a delivery person walks by is displaying an emotional response of fear or anxiety.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exposure therapy and counterconditioning are equally effective cognitive-behavioral methods of reducing pain-related fear, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of habituation: Flooding and Desensitization, and two types of counter-conditioning: Classical Counter-conditioning and Operant Counter-conditioning.