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active avoidance

active avoidance

a type of operant conditioning in which an explicit act prevents or postpones the delivery of an aversive stimulus, as when pressing a lever blocks the delivery of an electric shock. That is, avoidance is achieved by an overt action. Compare passive avoidance.

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