Regarding escape and avoidance learning,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Avoidance learning involves both classical and operant conditioning.
B) Once avoidance is learned it is very persistent.
C) Once the individual avoids the event, he or she gets no information to change his or her expectancy.
D) Escape learning reflects the operation of response cost.

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Escape learning reflects the operation of negative reinforcement, not response cost. Response cost is a punishment procedure that involves removing a desirable stimulus following an undesirable behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Regarding Escape and Avoidance Learning,which of the Following Statements Is