The failure to find a strong direct correlation between fear responses and the avoidance response is less problematic if we assume that
A) the aversive CS activates a central motivational state rather than a peripheral response.
B) the instrumental response does not occur automatically or habitually.
C) avoidance and Pavlovian-instrumental transfer are incompatible.
D) fear is not an acquired motivation.

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The assumption that the aversive conditioned stimulus (CS) activates a central motivational state rather than just triggering a peripheral response helps explain the lack of a strong direct correlation between fear responses and avoidance behavior. This perspective suggests that fear influences behavior through a more complex, central process of motivation rather than through simple, direct peripheral reactions.

The Failure to Find a Strong Direct Correlation Between Fear