Unlike the Rescorla-Wagner model,Mackintosh's theory of attention states that
A)subjects can learn to pay increased attention to informative CSs
B)subjects can learn to pay less attention to uninformative CSs
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b

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Mackintosh's theory of attention suggests that subjects can learn to pay increased attention to informative CSs (choice A) and learn to pay less attention to uninformative CSs (choice B). Therefore, both choices A and B are correct. This is in contrast to the Rescorla-Wagner model, which focuses on associative strength rather than attentional processes.

Unlike the Rescorla-Wagner Model,Mackintosh's Theory of Attention States That