Harmony notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of Harmony opening a can with an electric can opener. In this example, the _______________ is the conditioned stimulus
a) can of cat food
b) sound of the electric can opener
c) dish that Harmony puts the food in
d) cat scurrying into the kitchen
ANS: B, The sound of the can opener is a stimulus that causes a conditioned response in the cat.
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