You work with a loud and obnoxious person and try to end your conversation with him as soon as possible, which illustrates _____ learning; while "going the opposite way" when you see him coming down the hall illustrates _____.
A)classical conditioning; operant conditioning
B)place learning; latent learning
C)escape learning; avoidance learning
D)shaping; response chaining

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Escape learning refers to learning to escape an aversive stimulus, in this case, ending the conversation with the loud and obnoxious person. Avoidance learning refers to learning to avoid the aversive stimulus completely, in this case, going the opposite way when seeing the person coming down the hall. Thus, the best choices are C, escape learning, and avoidance learning. A, B, and D do not accurately describe the situation.

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