In terms of operant-respondent interactions, persistence, and avoidance:
A) Operant avoidance prevents respondent extinction
B) Operant avoidance interacts with respondent aggression
C) Operant avoidance competes with respondent avoidance
D) Operant avoidance sets the occasion for respondent aversion

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Operant avoidance prevents respondent extinction because it involves a behavior that successfully avoids a negative outcome, thereby reinforcing the avoidance behavior and preventing the extinction of the response that would occur if the negative outcome were experienced.

In Terms of Operant-Respondent Interactions, Persistence, and Avoidance