A complex learning procedure combining escape and avoidance conditioning, where organisms first learn to escape ongoing aversive stimuli and then learn to avoid them entirely by responding to warning signals.
Example: A laboratory rat first learns to jump over a barrier to escape shock, then learns to jump when a light appears to avoid shock completely.
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