Clarence Is a Cat That Is Always Fed in the Same

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Multiple Choice

Clarence is a cat that is always fed in the same place, at the same time, every day. His food is taken out of the same cupboard before each meal, which has a particular sound when it opens that is loud enough to be noticeable. Although that cupboard is rarely opened for anything other than his cat food, when it is, Clarence seems to expect that he's about to be fed. What could explain his behaviour?

• A)sensitization
• B)higher order conditioning
• C)lower order conditioning
• D)habituation
• E)operant conditioning

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Definitions:

Hypocenter

The place where an earthquake is generated; synonym: the focus.

Strike-slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of the Earth's crust is predominantly horizontal, parallel to the strike of the fault.

Reverse Fault

A reverse fault is a type of geological fault where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, typically occurring in areas of compression like the boundaries of convergent tectonic plates.

Thrust Fault

A type of fault in which one rock stratum is pushed up and over another due to compressional forces.