A cue light comes on in a dog's shuttle box prompting the dog to jump the hurdle to the other side before a shock is administered. Which of the following procedures is being used?
A)Punishment
B)E scape
C)D iscrimination training
D)A voidance learning

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Avoidance learning is demonstrated here, where the dog learns to avoid the shock by jumping the hurdle when the cue light comes on. This is a form of negative reinforcement where the behavior is strengthened by the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.

A Cue Light Comes on in a Dog's Shuttle Box