According to the anxiety conservation hypothesis, avoidance responses persist because:
A) avoidance occurs too quickly for the shock to be felt.
B) escape occurs too quickly for the fear to extinguish.
C) avoidance occurs too quickly for the fear to extinguish.
D) escape occurs too quickly for the shock to be felt.

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The anxiety conservation hypothesis suggests that avoidance behaviors persist because they occur too quickly for the fear or anxiety to fully extinguish. This means that the individual does not experience the feared outcome and thus does not learn that the outcome might not be as harmful or inevitable as assumed, maintaining the avoidance behavior.

According to the Anxiety Conservation Hypothesis, Avoidance Responses Persist Because