Response prevention refers to A) a training procedure in which the S^Dfor the aversive outcome is presented and then the avoidance response is prevented. B) the problem that occurs when the researcher-selected S^Dfor the aversive outcome elicits a behavior that competes with or prevents the avoidance response. C) the prevention of the escape response by means of the avoidance response. D) the prevention of an aversive outcome by means of the avoidance response.

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Response prevention is a technique used in behavior therapy where the stimulus for the aversive outcome is presented, but the individual is prevented from performing their typical avoidance response. This helps in reducing or eliminating the avoidance behavior by exposing the individual to the stimulus in a controlled environment without allowing them to escape or avoid it, thereby extinguishing the avoidance response over time.

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