Glossary A

Glossary A

Avoidance behavior refer to behavior that occurs before the aversive stimulus is presented and therefore prevents its delivery.

Avoidance conditioning refers to a kind of learning in which specific stimuli are identified as painful or unpleasant and are therefore avoided.

- Avoidance contingency : Avoidance contingency refers to the situation in which the organism can avoid an aversive stimulus by engaging in appropriate activity.

Avoidance coping strategies refer to coping strategies designed to distract people from thinking about the source of anxiety.

- Avoidance goals : Avoidance goals refers to the goals framed in terms of avoiding unpleasant experiences, such as trying not to look foolish in public.

Avoidance learning refers to the avoidance of events or conditions associated with dreaded or aversive outcomes.

- Avoidance responses : Avoidance responses refer to responses that allow an organism to avoid contact with an aversive stimulus.

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.