What Will Happen in a Classical Conditioning Experiment If the Likelihood

question 14

Multiple Choice

What will happen in a classical conditioning experiment if the likelihood of the US following the CS is 30% and the likelihood of the US being presented alone is also 30%?

• A) There will be no conditioning, no matter how contiguous the CS and US.
• B) There will be strong conditioning if the US arrives about half a second after the CS.
• C) There will be no obvious effect at first, but after a rest period the CR will appear when the CS is presented.
• D) The animal will show surprise reactions when the CS is presented.

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