Rafael's brother always says,"I'm going to get you," just before he hits Rafael.Alan's brother sometimes says,"I'm going to get you" just before he hits Alan; other times he says the words but doesn't actually hit Alan.What should you predict about Rafael's response when the boys hear the words "I'm going to get you," based on the work by Rescorla

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Rescorla's work on classical conditioning showed that the strength of a conditioned response is based on the predictiveness of the conditioned stimulus (in this case, the words "I'm going to get you") for the unconditioned stimulus (being hit). If Rafael's brother consistently says the words before hitting him, Rafael's response will be a stronger conditioned response than Alan's, whose brother only sometimes follows through with the hitting after saying the words.

Rafael's Brother Always Says,"I'm Going to Get You," Just Before