Counterconditioning is a classical conditioning procedure for
A)transforming the unconditioned stimulus into a conditioned stimulus.
B)causing renewal to occur immediately after spontaneous recovery.
C)reducing the probability of a spontaneous response to a conditioned stimuli.
D)changing the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and its conditioned response.

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Counterconditioning involves changing the relationship between a conditioned stimulus and its conditioned response. This is done by pairing the conditioned stimulus with a new unconditioned stimulus that elicits a response that is incompatible with the original conditioned response. For example, if a person is afraid of dogs (conditioned response) but likes ice cream (unrelated unconditioned response), counterconditioning would pair exposure to dogs with eating ice cream in order to change the conditioned response to one of positive feelings towards dogs.

Counterconditioning Is a Classical Conditioning Procedure for