The fact that conditioning is affected by the temporal order of CS and UCS and that blocking occurs suggests that:

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The law of contiguity, which suggests that learning occurs when two stimuli are presented close together in time, is insufficient because the temporal order and phenomena like blocking show that the predictability and informational value of the CS are crucial for learning.

The Fact That Conditioning Is Affected by the Temporal Order