The Rescorla-Wagner Model Predicts the Blocking Phenomenon by Predicting That

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Rescorla-Wagner model predicts the blocking phenomenon by predicting that

• A) the salience of the new CS used to form the compound is nonexistent relative to the CS of the first training phase.
• B) the salience of the US decreases as training proceeds, such that its salience is zero by the time compound conditioning trials begin.
• C) the effectiveness of US decreases as training proceeds, such that its value is zero by the time compound conditioning trials begin.
• D) the associative strength of the first phase CS equals the size of the US by the time compound conditioning trials begin.

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