Results from Robert Rescorla's research in which he varied the predictive power of a conditioned stimulus suggested that
A) the backward-pairing procedure is the best for acquisition of an emotional response
B)human phobias could be treated by increasing the intensity of a positive conditioned stimulus
C) organisms engage in cognitive activity to determine the predictive power of a stimulus
D) some animal species are easier to condition to a particular response than others

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Rescorla's research demonstrated that the strength of the conditioned response depends on the predictability of the conditioned stimulus in signaling the unconditioned stimulus, indicating that organisms use cognitive processes to assess the predictive value of stimuli.

Results from Robert Rescorla's Research in Which He Varied the Predictive