Imagine that after learning that a tone stimulus predicts the delivery of a food pellet, rats receive pairings of a tone-light compound stimulus before the food delivery. Which of the following would be most likely to minimize blocking?
a. Conducting many trials with the compound CS
b. Using large, palatable food pellets throughout training with the tone and compound CSs
c. Conducting many trials with the tone CS before beginning training with the compound CS
d. Changing the number of food pellets delivered after the compound CS compared to the tone CS
Ans: d
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