Unlike the Rescorla-Wagner Model,Mackintosh's Theory of Attention States That

question 14

Multiple Choice

Unlike the Rescorla-Wagner model,Mackintosh's theory of attention states that

• A)subjects can learn to pay increased attention to informative CSs
• B)subjects can learn to pay less attention to uninformative CSs
• C)both a and b
• D)neither a nor b

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Interaction

The exchange or influence between two or more individuals, groups, or systems within a social context.

Talcott Parsons

An American sociologist known for developing a general theoretical framework for the social sciences and for his theories concerning social action, the system, and functionalism.

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