counterconditioning
nounEtymology
From counter- + conditioning.
Definitions
A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a…
A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one.
- This is called classic counterconditioning because it involves countering the association that was previously classically conditioned.
- Counterconditioning involves pairing something that the cat thinks is a positive thing (food, play, distance, etc.) with the presence of the scary stimulus.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for counterconditioning. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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