According to the reward-specific expectancy theory,lever press behavior resulting in access to food will increase if a CS is presented that had previously been paired with
A) water.
B) food.
C) sucrose.
D) All of the above

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According to the reward-specific expectancy theory, the likelihood of a behavior (lever pressing) increasing depends on the expectancy of receiving a specific reward (access to food). Therefore, presenting a CS that had previously been paired with the specific reward (food) will increase the likelihood of the behavior (lever pressing) occurring again. Water and sucrose may also be rewarding to the animal, but they are not the specific reward that was previously paired with the lever press behavior. So, the best choice is B, food.

According to the Reward-Specific Expectancy Theory,lever Press Behavior Resulting in Access