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escape behavior

any response designed to move away from or eliminate an already present aversive stimulus. Escape behavior may be mental (through fantasy or daydreams) or behavioral (physical withdrawal from a noxious stimulus or a conditioned response, as when an animal taps a lever in order to terminate a shock). See also active avoidance. Compare avoidance behavior.

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extirpation

extirpation

n. see ablation.