Accustomed to the sound of the old can opener,a cat still rushes to her food dish,even when she hears the slightly different sound of the new can opener for the first time.This demonstrates:
A)second-order conditioning.
B)discrimination.
C)generalization.
D)spontaneous recovery.

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The cat's behavior demonstrates generalization, which refers to the tendency to respond in the same way to similar stimuli, in this case, the sound of a different can opener. Second-order conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a previously conditioned stimulus, and discrimination involves responding differently to different stimuli. Spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of time.

Accustomed to the Sound of the Old Can Opener,a Cat