The Hall-Pearce negative transfer effect predicts that once a CS predicts a particular US well,
A) the subject becomes less able to learn about the CS.
B) it becomes better able to signal other similar USs.
C) the US becomes less effective.
D) the US becomes more effective.

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The Hall-Pearce negative transfer effect suggests that once a conditioned stimulus (CS) effectively predicts a specific unconditioned stimulus (US), the subject's ability to learn new or different associations involving the same CS is impaired. This is because the initial learning creates a strong association that interferes with the acquisition of new information about the CS.

The Hall-Pearce Negative Transfer Effect Predicts That Once a CS