A forgetting/interference explanation of extinction would tend to focus on
A) CS intensity, US intensity, and number of trials.
B) the particular training procedure used to establish responding (e.g., delay versus trace procedure).
C) training context similarity and retroactive interference effects.
D) the type of US (appetitive versus aversive) and type of contingency (excitatory versus inhibitory).

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A forgetting/interference explanation of extinction emphasizes how new learning (e.g., the CS not being followed by the US) interferes with the original learning (the CS-US association), with factors like training context similarity and retroactive interference playing significant roles.

A Forgetting/interference Explanation of Extinction Would Tend to Focus on