If your cat learns to associate the sound of an electric can opener with being fed and gets excited whenever they hear you use it, they may nevertheless show no response to the sound of other electric appliances that sound somewhat similar (e.g. a garbage disposal). What concept does that demonstrate?
A)discrimination
B)generalization
C)extinction
D)spontaneous recovery
E)deliberate recovery

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This behavior demonstrates discrimination, where the cat has learned to distinguish between the specific sound of the can opener (which signals food) and other similar sounds, not associating them with being fed.

If Your Cat Learns to Associate the Sound of an Electric