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aversive conditioning

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Noun1.aversive conditioning - conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
conditioning - a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment


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Even a single episode of aversive conditioning may cause an individual to completely avoid the dental environment and dental stimuli.
Dental fear: comparisons between younger and older adults by Rowe, M. Michelle / American Journal of Health Studies
is not affirmative and progressive movement toward civility and social consideration; rather civility is unveiled as the product and precipitate of harsh, aversive conditioning in which male subjects cultivate anxieties about the very bodies they inhabit" (7).
The End of Conduct: "Grobianus" and the Renaissance Text of the ... by Bushnell, Rebecca W. / Renaissance Quarterly
In terms of altering such behavior, Marshall and Barbaree suggested behavioral treatment via aversive conditioning, coupled with cognitive skills training to separate the idea of sex from aggressive behavior.
Using social learning theory to explain individual differences in ... by Dyrne, Donn / The Journal of Sex Research
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