Guthrie proposed that instrumental learning
A) occurs because the stimulus and response are contiguous.
B) does not require reinforcement to produce a learned association when the stimuli and responses are contiguous.
C) requires only one trial with appropriate reinforcement to create an association.
D) requires inhibition to form between irrelevant stimulus elements and the response for the stimulus to gain full control.

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Guthrie proposed that instrumental learning occurs because the stimulus and response are contiguous, meaning that they occur close together in time and space.

Guthrie Proposed That Instrumental Learning