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avoidance behavior

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avoidance behavior,
n a conscious or unconscious defense mechanism by which a person tries to escape from unpleasant situations or feelings, such as anxiety and pain.


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But to deny that California will lose revenue because of tax avoidance behavior is naive in the extreme.
Hiking the tax on cigarettes risks igniting a fiscal blaze by Coupal, Jon / Los Angeles Business Journal
This avoidance behavior creates a further downward spiral in reading ability and exacerbates the struggle.
Weaving the threads of literacy: how a concerted district approach ... by Tankersley, Karen / School Administrator
Avoidance behavior is among the most difficult to recognize and document, but it may be the most prevalent for all levels of language learners.
Strategies for gifted second language learners by Deveau, Todd / Academic Exchange Quarterly
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