counterconditioning
English edit
Etymology edit
From counter- + conditioning.
Noun edit
counterconditioning (uncountable)
- (psychology) A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one.
- 2015, chapter 13, in Emily Weiss, Heather Mohan-Gibbons, Stephen Zawistowski, editors, Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 262:
- Counterconditioning involves pairing something that the cat thinks is a positive thing (food, play, distance, etc.) with the presence of the scary stimulus.
Related terms edit
- countercondition (verb)