The results of Robert Rescorla's research on the importance of contingency in classical conditioning are analogous to the real-world situation in which people
a. ignore car alarms because they are not dependable predictors of burglary attempts.
b. enter a door that says "no admittance" if they see others using the door.
c. predict weather based on idiosyncratic physiological states or hunches.
d. believe the predictions of horoscopes because they are based on random events.
Answer: a. ignore car alarms because they are not dependable predictors of burglary attempts.
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