A rat that is placed in a pool of water can learn to locate and climb onto a submerged platform in order to get out of the water. This is an example of:
A) conditioned escape.
B) learned helplessness.
C) conditioned avoidance.
D) perseveration.

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This scenario is an example of conditioned escape because the rat learns to perform a specific behavior (locating and climbing onto the submerged platform) to terminate an aversive stimulus (being in the water).

A Rat That Is Placed in a Pool of Water