Lucy the Cat learns that every time she is given a bowl of yummy tuna fish by her daddy,she hears the sound of the can opener first! Over time,she learns to come running into the kitchen every time she hears the sound of the can opener.This is an example of __________.
A) conditioning
B) innate learning
C) the learning-performance distinction
D) discriminative learning

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This scenario illustrates classical conditioning, a type of learning where an organism learns to associate a previously neutral stimulus (the sound of the can opener) with an unconditioned stimulus (the yummy tuna fish) and responds in a particular way (running into the kitchen) as a result.

Lucy the Cat Learns That Every Time She Is Given