Behavioral Perspective
-As a child, Claire was attacked by a dog. Now, she is frightened of dogs. Her boyfriend has a new puppy but Claire is afraid to go to his house. To help Claire become comfortable with the small, harmless puppy, he brings the puppy to Claire when she is doing activities she likes, such as hiking and eating ice cream. Eventually, Claire becomes comfortable with the puppy. What is this called?

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Counter-conditioning occurs when a conditioned response is eliminated by conditioning a new response. As a child, Claire was conditioned to fear dogs because she associated dogs with the fear and pain of her attack. Now, her boyfriend is pairing pleasant activities with his new puppy. This will condition her to like the puppy because she will associate it with happy feelings.

Behavioral Perspective -As a Child, Claire Was Attacked by a Dog. Now