The Rescorla-Wagner Model Predicts the Blocking Phenomenon by Predicting That

Multiple Choice

The Rescorla-Wagner model predicts the blocking phenomenon by predicting that

A) the salience of the new CS used to form the compound is nonexistent relative to the CS of the first training phase.
B) the salience of the US decreases as training proceeds, such that its salience is zero by the time compound conditioning trials begin.
C) the effectiveness of US decreases as training proceeds, such that its value is zero by the time compound conditioning trials begin.
D) the associative strength of the first phase CS equals the size of the US by the time compound conditioning trials begin.