Suppose a student is trained to press the "A" key when a high-pitched tone is played and the "B" key when a low-pitched tone is played.Even after hundreds of trials of training,the student will probably still occasionally press the wrong button.How can this be explained by stimulus sampling theory?
A)The student is tired and more prone to mistakes after so many trials.
B)After a while,the student may temporarily forget which key is the correct one.
C)The connection between the tone and the key deteriorates after repeated presentation.
D)The tone activates a subset of elements that are not yet linked to the correct key.

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Stimulus sampling theory suggests that each presentation of a stimulus (in this case, a tone) samples a subset of elements that are associated with the response (pressing the correct key). Over time, more and more elements become activated and are linked to the correct response. However, even after repeated training, there may still be some elements that are not yet linked to the correct key, leading to occasional incorrect responses. Therefore, choice D is the best explanation for why the student may still occasionally press the wrong key even after hundreds of trials of training.

Suppose a Student Is Trained to Press the "A" Key