A Rat Is Given 20 Exposures to a Red Light

question 14

Multiple Choice

A rat is given 20 exposures to a red light cue.Then, the red light is presented paired with food delivery.Compared to a rat that did not receive the initial 20 exposures, this rat took a long time to develop a CR to the red light.The slower learning is due to

• A)the US-preexposure effect.
• B)the latent-inhibition effect.
• C)the latent-excitation effect.
• D)the CS relevance effect.

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