Sammy took two aspirin to treat a pounding headache. This is an example of _________
A) avoidance learning.
B) extinction learning.
C) escape learning.
D) learned helplessness.

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Sammy took action to escape or alleviate the uncomfortable state of his headache, which is an example of escape learning. Avoidance learning involves learning to avoid or prevent an unpleasant stimulus, extinction learning involves unlearning a previously learned response when the stimulus is no longer present, and learned helplessness involves a perceived inability to escape or avoid an unpleasant stimulus or situation.

Sammy Took Two Aspirin to Treat a Pounding Headache