Holly's blender makes a noise similar to the can opener,but her cat doesn't get up from the sofa when hearing it.This demonstrates:

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The fact that Holly's cat doesn't get up from the sofa when hearing the blender noise but does get up when hearing the can opener noise shows that the cat has learned to discriminate between the two sounds. This means that the cat has learned that the can opener noise is associated with something that is likely to be rewarding (such as being fed) while the blender noise is not, and so it only responds to the can opener noise but not the blender noise.

Holly's Blender Makes a Noise Similar to the Can Opener,but