Question

If a person's headache goes away when he takes aspirin, the person is then more likely to take aspirin in the future. this is an example of , where removing an adverse condition increases the likelihood of repeating the behavior that preceded it.

Answer 1

The answer is "it is an example of avoidance learning".


Avoidance learning refers to the procedure by which an individual takes in a conduct or reaction to keep away from a distressing or disagreeable circumstance. The conduct is to maintain a strategic distance from, or to expel oneself from, the circumstance.Like in the given situation, after taking aspirin, headache of a person go away, now he knew that whenever he will suffer from headache he will take aspirin.