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Classical Conditioning

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Classical conditioning is “A type of associative learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response when it is associated with a stimulus that already produces that response” (Michael Gazzaniga, 2016). This essay will discuss how classical conditioning can be used in different situations to treat problem behaviours in humans. Having a fear of noise is a rare condition and can be difficult to control to maintain a normal lifestyle. The Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry tackles a twenty-one-year-old college student, Bill, who had an irrational fear of loud noises and balloons which had impacted on his relationship with his girlfriend (Houlihan, 1993). To treat Bill’s phobia of balloons it was decided to use
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