A rat is placed on one side of a two-compartment shuttle box.For each trial,a light is turned on and is followed ten seconds later by a painful electric shock for one minute.The rat can escape the shock by jumping a barrier into the other compartment.What behaviour would provide evidence of avoidance learning

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The rat jumping over the barrier when the light is turned on demonstrates avoidance learning because it indicates that the rat has learned to associate the light (a conditioned stimulus) with the impending shock (an unconditioned stimulus) and takes action to avoid the shock before it begins.

A Rat Is Placed on One Side of a Two-Compartment