discrimination of cues

the ability to distinguish between two or more stimuli. Operant or classical discrimination training procedures are often used to allow behavior to reflect this ability.

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February 24th 2025

panic control treatment

a cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder focusing on education about panic, training in slow breathing, and graded in vivo exposure to cues associated with panic. [developed by U.S. clinical psychologists Michelle G. Craske (1959– ) and David H. Barlow (1942– )]