Gertrude has a fear of dogs.She is receiving therapy in which she must be in the same room with a friendly dog and not retreat.In this therapy,preventing Gertrude from retreating at the sight of a dog is:

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Response prevention is a technique used in exposure therapy to prevent the individual from engaging in their usual avoidance or escape behaviors. In this case, preventing Gertrude from retreating when she sees the friendly dog is an example of response prevention. The UCS (unconditioned stimulus) and CS (conditioned stimulus) are terms used in classical conditioning, and extinction is a process that occurs when a conditioned response diminishes or disappears altogether due to lack of reinforcement.

Gertrude Has a Fear of Dogs