I am finding it difficult to teach my cat that the sound of the can opener is a signal that it is time to eat. The difficulty may be linked to the fact that I always feed my cat right after my alarm clock goes off in the morning. This is a demonstration of which of the following concepts associated with classical conditioning?

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Blocking occurs when a previously learned association prevents the learning of a new association. In this case, the cat has already associated the alarm clock with feeding time, which blocks the association of the can opener sound with feeding time.

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