A Weakness of the Rescorla-Wagner Model Is Its Inability to Explain

question 147

Multiple Choice

A weakness of the Rescorla-Wagner model is its inability to explain why

• A)a conditioned stimulus that occurs before the unconditioned stimulus is optimal for learning.
• B)a shorter delay between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus is optimal for learning.
• C)evolutionarily significant conditioned stimuli are easier to condition.
• D)the conditioned stimulus needs to be a good predictor of the unconditioned stimulus.

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