According to Wagner's short-term memory theory of learning,
A) the surprisingness of the CS is just as important as the surprisingness of the US.
B) attention has no role in learning.
C) unblocking cannot be a memory issue, because the large US would overwhelm short-term memory's limited capacity.
D) any learning is possible as long as it fits in memory.

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Wagner's theory emphasizes the importance of the surprisingness of both the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (US) in the learning process, suggesting that the degree to which each is unexpected or surprising affects the strength and formation of associations.

According to Wagner's Short-Term Memory Theory of Learning