Pearce's configural approach predicts that
A) context determines the amount of configural conditioning that will occur.
B) as the number of stimuli presented with the US increases, configural conditioning becomes more likely.
C) as the percentage of common elements increases, discriminations become more difficult to learn (e.g., A+, AB- is easier than AC+, ABC-).
D) positive patterning is more likely to occur than negative patterning when appetitive US's are used.

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Pearce's configural approach suggests that the more common elements there are between the stimuli presented in conditioning, the harder it becomes to discriminate between them. This is because the approach focuses on how organisms perceive and process the configuration of stimuli as a whole rather than as individual elements.

Pearce's Configural Approach Predicts That