The attractive aspect of the _____ is that it does away with any reference to an internal state of fear, the existence of which has to be inferred.
A) two-process theory of avoidance
B) latent inhibition effect
C) anxiety conservation hypothesis
D) one-process theory of avoidance

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The one-process theory of avoidance suggests that avoidance behaviors are learned through operant conditioning alone, without the need to infer an internal state of fear, making it distinct from theories that rely on both classical and operant conditioning (two-process theories) or internal states like anxiety.

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