Ed Noticed That Whenever He Used His Electric Can Opener,his

question 164

Multiple Choice

Ed noticed that whenever he used his electric can opener,his cat would come into the kitchen and act hungry-drooling and mewing pitiably.He reasoned that because he used the can opener to open the cat's food,the sound of the can opener had become a/an:

• A)unconditioned stimulus.
• B)conditioned stimulus.
• C)conditioned response.

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