The traditional therapists saw as unconsciously motivated
defense mechanism in which Skinner viewed this as a sort of behavior in which
is shaped based on the environmental contingencies. Environmental contingencies
is having a belief that is fostered by being able to recognize and learn its
mechanism of adaptation.
Terry's experience is an example of "<span>habituation".
Habituation is a type of learning in which someone reduces or stops its reactions to a stimulus after rehashed presentations. Basically, the life form figures out how to quit reacting to a jolt which is not important.
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