A Light Is Fully Conditioned with a US That Has

question 56

Multiple Choice

A light is fully conditioned with a US that has a lambda = 2, and a tone is fully conditioned with a US that has a lambda = 1. The light and tone are then placed in compound and extinguished. According to the Rescorla-Wagner model's assumptions about lambda,

• A) the tone and light will become more inhibitory than they would be if either stimulus were extinguished separately.
• B) the tone and light will become less inhibitory than they would be if either stimulus were extinguished separately.
• C) the tone will become more inhibitory than the light.
• D) the light will become more inhibitory than the tone.

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