If you come home from school and find that your dog has had an accident on the floor, it is not effective to punish the dog because it may not be able to associate your anger with the accident. Too much time may have passed between the accident and the punishment. This illustrates which factor that affects classical conditioning?
A. Stimulus generalization
B. Contingency
C. Stimulus discrimination
D. Contiguity
Answer: D
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