Dr.Shaw has a patient with a phobia to spiders.The patient enjoys doing puzzles.Dr.Shaw exposes the patient to spiders briefly while having the patient complete a fun puzzle.What technique is Dr.Shaw using?
A) fear conditioning
B) modeling
C) systematic desensitization
D) counterconditioning

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Dr. Shaw is using counterconditioning, which involves pairing a pleasurable stimulus (such as completing a puzzle) with a fear-evoking stimulus (spiders) in order to change the patient's emotional response to the fear-evoking stimulus.

DrShaw Has a Patient with a Phobia to Spiders