Imagine that you have a headache. You take two aspirin and notice that in a few minutes, your headache starts to subside. Because the aspirin effectively eliminated your headache, you would probably be more likely to take them again the next time you have a headache. This example best demonstrates the process of
A)stimulus generalization
B)avoidance conditioning
C)response cost punishment
D)escape conditioning

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This example demonstrates escape conditioning, where the behavior (taking aspirin) is reinforced because it allows the individual to escape from an unpleasant situation (the headache).

Imagine That You Have a Headache