1. Behavioral Methods for Changing Respondent Behavior
Dr. Alan H. Teich
Chapter 6

2. Factors Influencing Respondent Conditioning
Strength of the CR
Relevance of US-CS relations
Overshadowing
Blocking
Latent inhibition

3. Second Order Conditioning
UCR: Dislike CR
Foie Gras
UCS
Geese
Ducks

4. Conditioned Emotional Responses (CERs)
Learning
Biological / genetic factors

5. Functional Analyses in Respondent Behavior
Antecedents: original or generalized CSs
Measuring antecedents
Assessing respondent behaviors
Consequences

6. Operant and Classical Control of Substance Abuse
Operant control
Take Rx pleasant feeling
eliminate withdrawal
Respondent control
Rx paraphernalia

7. Respondent Conditioning and Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy used with cancer patients can cause nausea as a side effect
anticipatory nausea can cause sickness just prior to treatment
food aversion can develop with tastes associated with treatment

8. Extinction and Counterconditioning Methods
Flooding
Systematic desensitization
Vicarious desensitization

9. Hierarchy of Fear of Heights
1. Standing at a closed upper-floor window and looking out. (SUDS = 5)
2. Standing on a stepladder, 3 feet from the floor, to change a light bulb. (SUDS = 15)
3. Standing on a balcony near the railing, several stories above the ground. (SUDS = 25)
4. Walking on flat ground above a mountain cliff, 20 feet from the edge. (SUDS = 35)

10. Hierarchy of Fear of Heights (continued)
5. Walking on flat ground above a mountain cliff, 5 feet from the edge. (SUDS = 45)
6. Hiking on a steep trail. When cliffs are very near, there are guard rails. (SUDS = 55)
7. Being a passenger in a car traveling at the speed limit on a narrow and winding mountain road. When cliffs occur, there are guard rails. (SUDS = 65)

11. Hierarchy of Fear of Heights (continued)
8. Being on an extension ladder outside a house, cleaning a second-story window. (SUDS = 75)
9. Climbing up a 50-foot high water tower, using a ladder with handrails. (SUDS = 85)
10. Standing on a moderately sloped roof of a house. (SUDS = 95)

12. Tips on Using Systematic Desensitization
Make sure those involved understand the procedure, its purpose, and its effectiveness
Personalize the hierarchy
Maximize experience with the CS
Use imaginal CSs when necessary but prefer in vivo stimuli
Have an assistant present if SUDs are high
Keep CS rankings available for reference

13. Tips on Using Systematic Desensitization (continued)
Make sure the target individual has mastered the relaxation exercises
Do not rush through the procedure
Do not make sessions too long
Schedule sessions at least once or twice per week
Withdraw the CS if the person cannot relax in the presence of it - reassess your strategy