Thomas is extremely afraid of spiders.What conditioning technique might a psychologist use to help him overcome his fear?

A) counterconditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) discrimination
D) observational learning

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that uses Pavlovian conditioning to replace bad or undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones.

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudiced treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.