In Phase 1 of training, subjects receive light + shock. In Phase 2 of training, subjects receive light + tone + shock. According to Wagner's theory of learning involving memory, blocking of the tone _______ occur in Phase 2, due to interference from _______-generated priming.
A) should; self
B) should not; self
C) should; retrieval
D) should not; retrieval

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According to Wagner's theory, blocking occurs because the light already predicts the shock, so the tone adds no new information. This is due to retrieval-generated priming, where the memory of the light-shock association interferes with learning about the tone.

In Phase 1 of Training, Subjects Receive Light + Shock