2 Oct
2006
2 Oct
'06
3 a.m.
I wrote:
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.
Hal Lane replied:
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...
If they got the wrong idea, they seem to have forgotten it. The duo was back at the hole a good part of today. Jim Muth