What is the difference between extinction and systematic desensitization?

What will be an ideal response?


Extinction in classical conditioning involves the weakening of a conditioned response (CR) in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus (UCS). Systematic desensitization is a procedure through which anxiety is reduced by getting the individual to associate deep relaxation with increasingly anxiety-provoking situations.
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