According to Freud's notions of psychic energy, the investment of more energy in the id (the instinctual component of personality) means that less energy is available for the ego (the rational component of personality). This model is analogous to the _____ theory of classical conditioning.
A) preparatory-response
B) stimulus-substitution
C) Rescorla-Wagner
D) Rescorla-Epling

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The Rescorla-Wagner theory of classical conditioning posits that there is a finite amount of associative value that can be distributed among various cues associated with a given unconditioned stimulus. This mirrors Freud's idea that there is a limited amount of psychic energy to be allocated between the id and the ego, suggesting that an increase in energy in one area necessitates a decrease in another.

According to Freud's Notions of Psychic Energy, the Investment of More