Using the Rescorla-Wager Model, Predict V of Stimulus B

question 71

Multiple Choice

Using the Rescorla-Wager model, predict V of stimulus B during conditioning trials with compound stimulus A\B when the associative value of A at the beginning of the trial is 1\2 lambda and the associative value of B at the beginning of the trial is 1\2 lambda.

• A)0
• B)1\4 lambda
• C)1\2 lambda
• D)lambda

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