Which of the following phenomena can be explained by the Rescorla-Wagner model?

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The Rescorla-Wagner model can explain all of the phenomena listed. Extinction occurs when the previously learned association between the conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) is weakened or eliminated through repeated presentations of the CS without the US. The model predicts that the amount of reduction in conditioned responding during extinction will depend on the strength of the association between the CS and the US. Blocking occurs when the presence of a previously conditioned stimulus interferes with the acquisition of a new conditioned stimulus. The Rescorla-Wagner model explains this as the result of the first conditioned stimulus having already reached its maximal associative strength, leaving no additional associative strength for the second stimulus to acquire. Conditioned inhibition occurs when an established conditioned stimulus comes to signal the absence of an unconditioned stimulus. The model can explain this phenomenon by positing that the amount of learning that occurs during a trial is determined by the difference between the actual outcome and the expected outcome based on the cumulative associative strength of previously learned stimuli.

Which of the Following Phenomena Can Be Explained by the Rescorla-Wagner