Alec Wants to Train His Dog Magnus to Sit on Command

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Alec wants to train his dog Magnus to sit on command. To achieve this goal, Alec starts by giving Magnus a strip of bacon and saying "sit" every time Magnus sits. A day later, Alec gives Magnus a strip of bacon and a pat on the head and says "sit" every time Magnus sits. Magnus seems to learn to sit on command. However, after a few days of training, Alec notices that Magnus now salivates and wags his tail whenever he hears the word "sit."
-Which of the following stimuli is most likely going to make Magnus salivate

• A) Seeing another dog sit down.
• B) Hearing the word "set".
• C) Being told to lay down.
• D) Alec demonstrating sitting down.

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