Robert Rescorla said that a stimulus must reliably _______________ an unconditioned stimulus for the stimulus to begin eliciting conditioned responding.
A) block
B) follow
C) predict
D) cause

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According to Rescorla's contingency theory of classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus must reliably predict the occurrence of an unconditioned stimulus in order for the animal to learn the association between the two and begin to respond to the conditioned stimulus. Therefore, the correct answer is C) predict.

Robert Rescorla Said That a Stimulus Must Reliably _______________ an Unconditioned