PASSIVE AVOIDANCE

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N., Sam M.S.
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a form of operant conditioning wherein the person must abstain from a graphic act or reaction which will generate a negative stimulus.

PASSIVE AVOIDANCE: "The patient has been actively engaged in passive avoidance."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "PASSIVE AVOIDANCE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/passive-avoidance/ (accessed June 29, 2022).

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