According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, protection from extinction is most likely to occur when
A) two separately conditioned inhibitory CSs are subsequently put in compound and more extinction trials are presented.
B) two separately conditioned excitatory CSs are subsequently put in compound and extinction trials are presented.
C) an excitatory and an inhibitory CS are separately conditioned, and then put in compound and extinguished.
D) when a strongly conditioned CS is extinguished in compound with a weakly conditioned CS.

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The Rescorla-Wagner model suggests that protection from extinction is most likely when an excitatory and an inhibitory conditioned stimulus (CS) are combined and then extinguished together. This is because the presence of the inhibitory CS can reduce the overall associative strength of the compound, making it less susceptible to extinction.

According to the Rescorla-Wagner Model, Protection from Extinction Is Most