In the Rescorla-Wagner model,the more surprising the unconditional stimulus is,the greater the need for an organism to _____ it using a conditional stimulus.
A) condition
B) fear
C) predict
D) reinforce

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According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, learning occurs when the organism predicts the occurrence of an unconditional stimulus based on the presence of a conditional stimulus. The model suggests that the strength of the association between the CS and US will depend on how surprising or unexpected the US is. Therefore, the greater the surprise of the US, the greater the need for the organism to predict and therefore condition the response to the US using a CS. So the best choice is predict, which is option C.

In the Rescorla-Wagner Model,the More Surprising the Unconditional Stimulus Is,the