Psychologist David Lykken refers to the process of learning to initiate or inhibit certain behaviours in response to aversive stimuli as which of the following?

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David Lykken specifically refers to the process of learning to initiate or inhibit certain behaviours in response to aversive stimuli, which fits the definition of avoidance learning. Social learning is the process of learning through observation and imitation of others, operant conditioning is the process of learning through consequences (reinforcements or punishments), classical conditioning is the process of learning associations between stimuli, and differential reinforcement is a method of reinforcing certain behaviors while ignoring others.

Psychologist David Lykken Refers to the Process of Learning to Initiate