Glossary A
Glossary A
Avoidance learning refers to the avoidance of events or conditions associated with dreaded or aversive outcomes.
Avoidance theory of punishment refers to punishment involving a type of avoidance conditioning in which the avoidance response consists of any behavior other than the behavior being punished.
Avoidance-avoidance conflict refers to a conflict that arises when a choice must be made.
Avoidance-oriented coping strategy ((Endler & Parker, 1988) refers to one of the three (3) major (stress) coping strategies that reduces Stress by retreating into a different activity
- Avoidance –avoidance conflict : Avoidance-avoidance conflict refers to a conflict arising from having to choose between equally undesirable alternatives.