A compound stimulus consists of a buzzer and a light flash, each of which has 0 units of associative value. This compound stimulus is then repeatedly paired with a sweet drink that can support a maximum associative value of 15 units. Following these pairings, the buzzer has acquired 14 units of associative value. This means that the light flash has at most acquired _____ of associative value

which is a demonstration of _____.

A) ?1 unit; overshadowing
B) ?1 unit; blocking
C) ?15 units; simple conditioning
D) ?14 units; the overexpectation effect


A

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