Rescorla Has Suggested That the Critical Factor in Classical Conditioning

question 271

Multiple Choice

Rescorla has suggested that the critical factor in classical conditioning is whether the conditioned stimulus provides information that enables the organism to reliably predict the occurrence of the unconditioned stimulus. This research is written from the ________ perspective.

• A) operant
• B) cognitive
• C) classical conditioning
• D) biological

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