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Conditional/Unconditional positive regard refers to acceptance and respect for people either only when they act as we desire (conditional) or regardless of their behavior (unconditional).

In the realm of psychology, conditionality refers to the concept of behavioral contingencies or the idea that behaviors are often contingent on specific conditions or circumstances. It is a fundamental principle in behaviorism and is instrumental in understanding human and animal behavior. This article explores the concept of conditionality, its significance in psychology, potential risks, application areas, recommendations for behavior modification, and its historical and legal considerations.

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Conditionality or Conditions of worth is defined as the process of evaluating one’s own experience based on values or beliefs that others hold.

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- Conditioned emotional response (CER) : Conditioned emotional response (CER ) refers to an emotional response that has been linked to a previously non-emotional stimulus by classical conditioning.

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Conditioned fear reactions refer to acquired associations between an internal or external cue and feelings of intense anxiety.

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Conditioned punisher refers to a punisher that loses its effectiveness through unpaired presentations.

Conditioned Reflex refers to non-voluntary response to a stimulus, expressed through behavior or physiologic alteration, similar to previous responses obtained by repetition of the stimulus

Conditioned reinforcer refers to a reinforcer that loses its effectiveness permanently through unpaired presentations. An unpaired presentation is the presentation of the event without its being associated with any other reinforcers. xConditioned reinforcers are generally assumed by Behavior analysts as that are caused by a previously non-reinforcing event being frequently paired with a reinforcing event. This pairing may occur when the non-reinforcing event serves as a discriminative stimulus.