Which of the following factors would least influence classical conditioning?
A) the strength of the neutral stimulus
B) the number of pairings of the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus
C) how reliably the conditioned stimulus predicts the unconditioned stimulus
D) the intensity of the unconditioned stimulus

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The strength of the neutral stimulus is the least influential factor in classical conditioning because classical conditioning primarily depends on the pairing and predictability of the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US), not on the strength of the neutral stimulus before it becomes a CS.

Which of the Following Factors Would Least Influence Classical Conditioning