The Rescorla-Wagner can explain all but the following phenomenon in classical conditioning:
A) incremental excitatory conditioning that occurs when a CS is first paired with a US.
B) blocking.
C) inhibitory conditioning when the when the US is less than expected.
D) excitatory conditioning when the US is less than expected.

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The Rescorla-Wagner model cannot explain excitatory conditioning when the US is less than expected, as it assumes that learning only occurs when the prediction error (the difference between the actual and expected outcomes) is positive. In this case, the prediction error would be negative, and therefore no learning would occur according to the Rescorla-Wagner model.

The Rescorla-Wagner Can Explain All but the Following Phenomenon in Classical