Thadius' Cat Is Smart

question 113

Multiple Choice

Thadius' cat is smart.His cat has learned that the sound of the can opener means his favourite food is coming and he begins rubbing all over Thadius' legs and meowing.Within a short while,his cat realizes that before the can opener sound is the sound of the drawer opening,and now he gets very excited every time Thadius opens the drawer.This is an example of what type of learning?

• A) higher-order conditioning
• B) extinction
• C) stimulus discrimination
• D) spontaneous recovery

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