A child is approached by a dog and is knocked down, which causes fear.The next time the child sees a dog, the child experiences fear, which subsides when the child runs away from the dog.The child's running away from the dog is maintained by:
A)operant conditioning
B)escape conditioning
C)respondent conditioning
D)avoidance conditioning

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The behavior of running away from the dog is an example of escape conditioning, where the child learns a behavior to escape or terminate an aversive stimulus (the fear caused by the dog). In this case, the child learns to run away from the dog to end the fear.

A Child Is Approached by a Dog and Is Knocked