Preexposing a Subject to a CS or US

question 41

Multiple Choice

Preexposing a subject to a CS or US

• A) increases the effectiveness of the stimulus in forming associations by removing interfering responses associated with novelty.
• B) decreases the effectiveness of the stimulus in forming associations.
• C) has no effect on the salience or effectiveness of the stimulus in forming a classical association.
• D) has a negative effect on delay, trace, or backward conditioning, but no effect on simultaneous conditioning.

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