Whenever Lisa's aunts visit, they kiss her on the cheek. Lisa hates this and eventually learns that they will not kiss her if she is coughing. Now whenever her aunts enter her home, she pretends to cough. This is an example of ____

a. ?avoidance conditioning
b. ?escape conditioning
c. ?latent learning
d. ?punishment


ANSWER:
a

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