Harmony Notices That Her Cat Salivates as Soon as Her

question 67

Multiple Choice

Harmony notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of Harmony opening a can with an electric can opener. In this example, the __________ is the conditioned stimulus.

• A) can of cat food
• B) sound of the electric can opener
• C) dish that Harmony puts the food in
• D) cat scurrying into the kitchen

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