When a three-year-old named Peter was deathly afraid of rabbits, his fear was eliminated through:
A) stimulus generalization.
B) counterconditioning.
C) operant conditioning.
D) stimulus discrimination.

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Counterconditioning involves replacing a negative conditioned response with a positive one through the association of the feared stimulus with a positive experience. In this case, Peter's fear of rabbits was eliminated through a positive experience with rabbits, which is an example of counterconditioning.

When a Three-Year-Old Named Peter Was Deathly Afraid of Rabbits