As part of treatment for a fetish, Ted is instructed to masturbate for an extended period before ejaculation while fantasizing about sexual activity aside from the fetish object. The goal of treatment was to ultimately pair arousal with a different stimulus than the fetish object. This is an illustration of what behavioural technique?
A)Counterconditioning
B)Backward chaining
C)Exposure
D)Biofeedback

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This is an example of counterconditioning, where a new response is learned by pairing a previously neutral or negative stimulus with a positive or desired one. In this case, the goal is to pair arousal with a different stimulus than the fetish object.

As Part of Treatment for a Fetish, Ted Is Instructed