You reduce your speed on the interstate highway when you see a sign indicating radar ahead. One day you get a ticket in town for driving too slowly. Back on the interstate, you again see a sign that indicates that radar is in use ahead and you slow down-the very behavior that produced a ticket the last time it occurred. Explain this paradoxical behavior from what we know of avoidance learning.

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The Answer of You reduce your speed on the interstate highway when you see a sign indicating radar ahead. One day you get a ticket in town for driving too slowly. Back on the interstate, you again see a sign that indicates that radar is in use ahead and you slow down-the very behavior that produced a ticket the last time it occurred. Explain this paradoxical behavior from what we know of avoidance learning.

You Reduce Your Speed on the Interstate Highway When You