Perceptual Learning Initially Appears to Contradict the Assumptions of Many

question 68

Multiple Choice

Perceptual learning initially appears to contradict the assumptions of many conditioning theories because these theories predict that

• A) only humans have the cognitive capacity to engage in perceptual learning.
• B) blocking should occur, thereby retarding discrimination learning.
• C) relational learning should occur, thus facilitating discrimination among stimuli with common features.
• D) latent inhibition should occur, thereby retarding learning.

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