Rescorla and Wagner argued that when the CS predicts the US, the occurrence of the CS will lead the organism to expect that the US is forthcoming.

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This is the basic premise of the Rescorla-Wagner model, which proposes that learning occurs when a stimulus (CS) reliably predicts the occurrence of another stimulus (US). When the CS is presented without the US, the organism's expectation is violated and learning is inhibited.

Rescorla and Wagner Argued That When the CS Predicts the US