A Preexposed CS Conditions More Slowly Than a Novel CS

question 26

Multiple Choice

A preexposed CS conditions more slowly than a novel CS. How does the Rescorla-Wagner model account for this result?

• A) It assumes alpha goes down during preexposure.
• B) It assumes beta goes down during preexposure.
• C) It cannot account for this result.
• D) It assumes that lambda is initially smaller.

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