It is through operant conditioning.
<span>The behaviour shown in operant
conditioning is controlled by the consequences. Every time Eric thinks about
skiing, he remembers his childhood experience of being buried in an avalanche
and is afraid of that incident repeating again. Thinking of that as the
consequence of skiing, Eric does not want to go skiing again and refuses the
invitations.</span>
example:
Dear Sir/Mrs, I am writing this letter to tell you how happy I am to be in your class because you are the best teacher. This year has been hard, but you helped me to do my best. Thank you so much for being such a thoughtful, kind teacher to me this year.