If a US occurs just as often without the tone as it does in the presence of the tone, then little or no conditioning will accrue to the tone. This would suggest that animals are sensitive to _____ of the potential CS and the US.
A) causality
B) contingency
C) cue-outcome
D) frequency

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This statement suggests that animals are sensitive to the contingency of the potential conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US), meaning they recognize the predictive relationship or dependence between the two, rather than just their frequency or co-occurrence.

If a US Occurs Just as Often Without the Tone