The Best Description of the Rescorla-Wagner Model's Characterization of Inhibition

question 83

Multiple Choice

The best description of the Rescorla-Wagner model's characterization of inhibition is that it is a signal

• A) for the absence of the US.
• B) for a decrease in US magnitude.
• C) that is no better or worse a predictor of the US than other co-occurring stimuli.
• D) that predicts nothing.

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