Warren's Cat Has Learned to Purr and Rub Against Him

question 243

Multiple Choice

Warren's cat has learned to purr and rub against him whenever the cat hears the sound of the can opener. Lately, Warren has noticed that his cat behaves the same way when Warren uses his blender. What is Warren's cat is demonstrating?

• A) unconditioned reinforcement
• B) observational learning
• C) stimulus generalization
• D) stimulus discrimination

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain involved in learning and memory formation.

Declarative Memory

The aspect of human memory that involves the recall of facts and events, known as 'knowing what', contrasted with procedural memory, which is 'knowing how'.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

CREB

A cellular transcription factor that activates gene expression in response to various stimuli, playing a key role in many cellular processes including memory formation.