The Rescorla-Wagner model predicts that the rate of learning about a conditioned stimulus (CS) depends upon how
A. often a unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and conditioned stimulus (CS) are paired together.
B. long the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) occurs after the conditioned stimulus (CS).
C. surprising the association is between the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and the conditioned stimulus (CS).
D. often the conditioned stimulus (CS) occurs without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS).
Answer: C
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