One Group of Rats Receives a Standard CS-US Pairing on Each

question 26

Multiple Choice

One group of rats receives a standard CS-US pairing on each trial.A second group of rats receives CS and US presentations at varying times and intervals such that the total number of CS and US exposures is equal to that of the first group.The second group is which of the following?

• A)a random control group
• B)a sensitization group
• C)a pseudo-conditioning group
• D)an explicitly unpaired control group

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Definitions:

Evaluation Overload

A state of being overwhelmed by the need to assess too much information or too many objects of potential interest.

Interference

The phenomenon in memory where one piece of information blocks or disrupts the retrieval or learning of another.

Decay

The process of decline or deterioration over time.

Encoding Failure

A situation where the brain fails to create a memory link for information, making it difficult to remember later on.