A Cat Has Been Classically Conditioned to Purr When It

question 104

Multiple Choice

A cat has been classically conditioned to purr when it hears the door open to the refrigerator where its food is kept.But the cat does not purr when it hears the sound of the pantry door opening,where none of its food is kept.The fact that the cat shows the conditioned response,purring,only for the sound associated with the conditioned stimulus is most likely a result of _______.

• A) stimulus discrimination
• B) spontaneous recovery
• C) stimulus generalization
• D) extinction

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