Escape conditioning and avoidance conditioning are two types of operant conditioning. Which of the following is NOT a similarity of these two methods?
A)They both employ negative (aversive) stimuli
B)They both have ethical concerns
C)They both provide immediate aversive stimuli upon target response
D)They both build include time for desired response to be performed before consequence

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Escape conditioning provides immediate aversive stimuli in response to a behavior, while avoidance conditioning uses a neutral stimulus followed by a short period allowing for the subject to provide a desired response in order to avoid the aversive stimulus entirely.

Escape Conditioning and Avoidance Conditioning Are Two Types of Operant