Freddie used to feed her cat canned cat food. Now every time Freddie uses the can opener, her cat gets very excited and starts meowing. In this example, the neutral stimulus is ____.
A) cat food
B) the cat's excitement
C) the sound of the can opener
D) the cat

Question

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The neutral stimulus is the sound of the can opener, as it did not previously elicit a response from the cat.

Freddie Used to Feed Her Cat Canned Cat Food