The use of intermittent pairing ________ the rate of learning while it ________ the final strength of the learned response.
A) reduces; reduces
B) increases; increases
C) increases; reduces
D) reduces; increases

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Intermittent pairing involves presenting the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) at irregular intervals. This has been shown to increase the rate of learning (i.e., the speed at which the conditioned response is acquired) while reducing the final strength of the learned response (i.e., the magnitude of the conditioned response once it has been acquired).

The Use of Intermittent Pairing ________ the Rate of Learning