According to the Rescorla-Wagner Model, an Inhibitor Will Come to Show

question 72

Multiple Choice

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, an inhibitor will come to show conditioned responding less rapidly in a retardation test, relative to a novel CS, because the inhibitor

• A) will have a smaller alpha.
• B) will have a bigger alpha.
• C) will have a negative associative strength to overcome before it can become positive.
• D) predicts the US less well than the context does, so its alpha changes slowly.

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique used to calculate elasticity by taking the average of the initial and final quantities and the initial and final values.

Total Revenue

The total income received by a firm from its sales of goods or services, calculated as the unit price times the quantity sold.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers.

Inelastic

A situation in which the demand or supply for a good or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in price.