Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine agonist to increase dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would
A)reduce the typical change in prediction error.
B)not affect the typical change in prediction error.
C)increase the typical change in prediction error.
D)allow them to better predict errors.

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The Rescorla-Wagner model proposes that learning occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens, resulting in a prediction error. Dopamine is believed to be involved in this process, as it signals the occurrence of an unexpected reward or punishment. By giving someone a dopamine agonist while pairing a light and delicious food, the dopamine system would be activated and would increase the prediction error signal, which would result in stronger learning and a stronger association being formed between the light and delicious food. Therefore, this would increase the typical change in prediction error.

Based on What You Know About the Dopamine System and the Rescorla-Wagner