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The scenario of Natasha crying to her mother, Sue, whenever she hears the fire sirens at midday due to being frightened from what had happened to her a few months back. Sue has to calm Natasha down by giving her a candy. There are many components that can help with this scenario, such as, operant conditioning, counter conditioning and flooding. Operant conditioning is “defined as a simple form of learning in which an organism learns to engage in certain behavior because of the effects of that behavior” (Rathus, 2016, p. 129). Every time Natasha cries, Sue would give her a candy to calm her down which became a behavior for Natasha. Counter conditioning, is not shown in the scenario, but it can be used to teach the child a new positive behavior
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