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escape conditioning

the process by which a subject acquires a response that results in the termination of an aversive stimulus. For example, if a monkey learns that pulling a string eliminates a loud noise, escape conditioning has occurred. Also called escape learning; escape training. See also avoidance conditioning.

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phase modulation

phase modulation

see modulation.