Which of the following statements best describes Mowrer's two-factor theory of avoidance conditioning?
A)The subject learns an expectation that an aversive event will occur unless a response is made.
B)The subject experiences fear at the occurrence of the response which produces elation in an opponent-process mechanism.
C)Fear,conditioned to cues in the environment,motivates the occurrence of the avoidance response.
D)After the avoidance response,the animal is rewarded by the absence of shock that motivates the next response.

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Mowrer's two-factor theory suggests that fear is conditioned to environmental cues, which then motivates the avoidance response to prevent the aversive event.

Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory