Suzanne has a cat and uses a pet carrier to take her cat to the veterinarian. After a few years, the cat runs away and hides everytime suzanne gets the carrier out. Which beat describes the cats behavior?
Based on the reaction that the cat is having it seems that the cat has a conditioned response to the carrier being out. This means that the cat has a learned response that is directly associated with a certain stimuli which in this case is the carrier. Since he has a bad experience with the carrier before, he now reacts in a scared manner every time he sees it.
