You had an intense fear of high spaces and were asked to climb to the top of a high tower. As you ascended your therapist told you to relax and gave you positive feedback on how you were doing, eventually you made it to the top. This therapeutic technique is known as

You had an intense fear of high spaces and were asked to climb to the top of a high tower. As you ascended your therapist told you to relax and gave you positive feedback on how you were doing, eventually you made it to the top. This therapeutic technique is known as




A) counterconditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) flooding.
D) operant conditioning.
E) aversive conditioning.


Answer: A