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KembaraXtra-Psychology - avoidance conditioning
In operant conditioning, avoidance conditioning (avoidance learning) is negative reinforcement in which an organism prevents an aversive event by making a response. A standard example is a rat in an alley where a signal (like a light) precedes floor shock; running to a safe goal box during the signal-shock interval prevents shock. In active avoidance the organism must perform an action to avoid the aversive event, while in passive avoidance it must refrain from responding. It relates to Kamin effects, Sidman avoidance, and two-way avoidance, and is compared with escape conditioning.
In operant conditioning, avoidance conditioning (avoidance learning) is negative reinforcement in which an organism prevents an aversive event by making a response. A standard example is a rat in an alley where a signal (like a light) precedes floor shock; running to a safe goal box during the signal-shock interval prevents shock. In active avoidance the organism must perform an action to avoid the aversive event, while in passive avoidance it must refrain from responding. It relates to Kamin effects, Sidman avoidance, and two-way avoidance, and is compared with escape conditioning.
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