Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterconditioning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-con-di-tion-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is called classic counterconditioning because it involves countering the association that was previously classically conditioned."
"Counterconditioning involves pairing something that the cat thinks is a positive thing (food, play, distance, etc.) with the presence of the scary stimulus."

Etymology

From counter- + conditioning.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

countercondition

Questions

What does counterconditioning mean?: A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one.
Where does counterconditioning come from?: From counter- + conditioning.

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