If a Conditioned Stimulus Is Only Occasionally Matched with an Unconditioned

question 22

Multiple Choice

If a conditioned stimulus is only occasionally matched with an unconditioned stimulus, the association between the two will weaken.This is called ________.

• A)generalisation
• B)interference
• C)the spacing effect
• D)extinction

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