Which Statement Is Suggested by the Rescorla-Wagner Model

question 119

Multiple Choice

Which statement is suggested by the Rescorla-Wagner model?

• A) When the CS predicts the US and the expected US occurs, the association between the CS and the US is increased.
• B) When the CS predicts nothing and an unexpected US occurs, no learning occurs.
• C) When the CS predicts the US and the expected US does not occur, no learning occurs.
• D) When the CS predicts the US and the expected US does not occur, the association between the CS and the US is decreased.

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Definitions:

Yerkes-Dodson Law

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Moderate Arousal

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