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When a Researcher Presents Both the CS and US at Irregular

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When a researcher presents both the CS and US at irregular and nonoptimal timing intervals, subjects can learn that the CS predicts that the US will not happen. This inhibitory conditioning procedure is most like _______ inhibition.


Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

The phenomenon where the rate of response varies inversely with an alteration in the reinforcement conditions, observed across different contexts or schedules of reinforcement.

Sensitization

The process by which a stimulus causes an overreaction in an organism due to prior exposure to high-intensity or noxious stimuli.

Habituation

The decreasing response to a stimulus with repeated exposure, leading to less attention or reaction to that stimulus over time.

Ingestional Neophobia

The avoidance of novel foods.

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