Rescorla's Cognitive Model of Conditioning Does NOT Explain Why

question 106

Multiple Choice

Rescorla's cognitive model of conditioning does NOT explain why:

• A) a conditioned stimulus that occurs before the unconditioned stimulus is optimal for learning
• B) a delay between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus is optimal for learning
• C) evolutionarily significant conditioned stimuli are easier to condition
• D) the conditioned stimulus needs to be a good predictor of the unconditioned stimulus

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