In classical conditioning, contiguity is to ____ as contingency is to ____.
A) strength and power; time and sequence
B) consistency and reliability; strength and power
C) time and sequence; consistency and reliability
D) strength and power; consistency and reliability

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Contiguity refers to the time and sequence of the pairing of the stimuli (e.g., the bell and the food in Pavlov's experiment).

Contingency, on the other hand, refers to the consistency and reliability of the relationship between the stimuli and the response (e.g., the bell predicts the arrival of the food).

Therefore, the correct answer is C, as it correctly matches contiguity with time and sequence, and contingency with consistency and reliability.

In Classical Conditioning, Contiguity Is to ____ as Contingency Is