Graham is a 5-year-old who has a conditioned fear of furry and hairy things. He is fond of a snack of milk and chocolate cookies, and associates pleasant feelings with it

Psychologists pair a cat with the snack that Graham enjoys until his fear of the cat goes away. This is an example of ________.
a. counterconditioning
b. stimulus discrimination
c. instinctive drift
d. spontaneous recovery


Answer: a

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