Counterconditioning

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one. uncountable

    "This is called classic counterconditioning because it involves countering the association that was previously classically conditioned."

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"This is called classic counterconditioning because it involves countering the association that was previously classically conditioned."

Etymology

From counter- + conditioning.

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