-----Original Message----- From: Jim Muth [mailto:jamth@mindspring.com] Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:02 PM To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com Cc: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com Subject: [philofractal] FOTD 01-10-06 (Rectangle Apparition [7])
The duo [of cats] watched the hole for over an hour, but the mouse never re-appeared. When they finally lost interest, I praised them for their vigilance and gave them an extra treat.
Are you sure that they don't think that you rewarded them for *stopping* their watch at the mouse hole? Behavior re-enforcement using rewards can be tricky... - Hal Lane ######################### # hallane@earthlink.net <mailto:hallane@earthlink.net> # ######################### -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/06