Mimi, Your Cat, Comes Running into the Kitchen Every Time

question 119

Multiple Choice

Mimi, your cat, comes running into the kitchen every time you use the electric can opener. Your vet has instructed you to switch her from canned cat food to dry cat food, the kind in a bag. Which of the following will likely occur?

• A)She will always come running to the sound of the electric can opener.
• B)The sound of the bag will not become an effective CS for Mimi.
• C)Eventually, the sound of the electric can opener will lose its status as a CS for Mimi.
• D)Mimi will immediately come running to the sound of the bag and not to the sound of the electric can opener.

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