Sara has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food, the cats come running to the kitchen. Sara knows that this is classical conditioning and that the conditioned stimulus is the ________.
A) cupboard door opening
B) cat food
C) running of the cats
D) cat

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The conditioned stimulus is the cupboard door opening, as it is what has become associated with the cats getting food and therefore elicits the response of the cats running to the kitchen.

Sara Has Found That When She Opens the Cupboard Door