In terms of the anxiety conservation hypothesis, exposure to the aversive stimulus is so minimal that the avoidance response is extremely resistant to _____ .
A) repression
B) the escape response
C) extinction
D) the species-specific defense reaction

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The anxiety conservation hypothesis suggests that when exposure to an aversive stimulus is minimal, the avoidance response becomes very resistant to extinction because the individual does not experience enough of the aversive stimulus to learn that it is no longer a threat.

In Terms of the Anxiety Conservation Hypothesis, Exposure to the Aversive