According to the Anxiety Conservation Hypothesis, Avoidance Responses Persist Because

question 165

Multiple Choice

According to the anxiety conservation hypothesis, avoidance responses persist because:

• A) avoidance occurs too quickly for the shock to be felt.
• B) escape occurs too quickly for the fear to extinguish.
• C) avoidance occurs too quickly for the fear to extinguish.
• D) escape occurs too quickly for the shock to be felt.

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