Erica Was Given Two Statements, to Which She Must Quickly

Multiple Choice

Erica was given two statements, to which she must quickly answer yes or no: (1) Classical conditioning forms simple associations.(2) Classical conditioning is due to experience.Erica will most likely say yes to the first statement of "Classical conditioning forms simple associations" faster than she can say yes to the second statement that "Classical conditioning is due to experience." This occurs due to the

A) alphabetical listing of the two statements.
B) simplicity of the first statement and the complexity of the second statement.
C) first statement being learned through rote learning and the second one through elaborative processing.
D) concept of classical conditioning being closer to the idea expressed in the first statement and farther from the idea expressed in the second statement.