CS-only and US-only control groups are often run as part of a classical conditioning experiment to demonstrate
A) the effects of spaced versus massed trial training procedures.
B) the effects of CS or US preexposure.
C) the difference between classical conditioning, pseudoconditioning, and sensitization.
D) latent inhibition.

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CS-only and US-only control groups help distinguish between classical conditioning and other phenomena like pseudoconditioning and sensitization by showing that the conditioned response is specifically due to the pairing of the CS and US, rather than to the CS or US alone.

CS-Only and US-Only Control Groups Are Often Run as Part