A Researcher Is Testing Respondent Conditioning by Presenting a Blinking

Multiple Choice

A researcher is testing respondent conditioning by presenting a blinking red light 500 milliseconds before an electric shock. The probability of the blinking light occurring before a shock is delivered is 0.3 (3 out of 10 times) . Which of the following statements is the most likely outcome for this study?

A) Due to the high contiguity between light and shock, strong conditioning will occur
B) Due to the low contiguity between light and shock, very weak conditioning will occur
C) Due to the high contingency between light and shock, strong conditioning will occur
D) Due to the low contingency between the light and shock, very weak conditioning will occur