Dr. Trujillo is conducting studies on classical conditioning and experimenting on the effect of placing the neutral stimulus either before or after the unconditioned stimulus. She is investigating the element of ____

a. ?contingency
b. ?habituation
c. ?contiguity
d. ?instrumentality


ANSWER:
c

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