According to contingency theory, a randomly presented conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus would not change behavior because
A)the conditioned stimulus did not provide strong enough reinforcement.
B)the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus.
C)classical conditioning can only be effective when the behavior is performed in a highly structured environment.
D)the conditioned stimulus does not provide information about the unconditioned stimulus.

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In order for classical conditioning to occur, the conditioned stimulus must provide information about the unconditioned stimulus. If the two are randomly presented, the conditioned stimulus may not be associated with the unconditioned stimulus, rendering the conditioning ineffective.

According to Contingency Theory, a Randomly Presented Conditioned Stimulus and Unconditioned