French felines found to be less responsive to cat calls with faster attraction to visualcues
In order for the cats to become familiar with the setup and both experimenters, a habituation phase was set up prior to the four test phases. The cat entered the room with the owner and was gently restrained for about 10 s in order to visualize the setup. Experimenter 1 was sitting at a distance of 3.5 m and was holding a treat, in order to favour a positive association. Once released, the cat could explore the room freely.
No communication engaged : experimenter 1 did not look at or speak to the subject. She sat still and did not offer her hand. Visual communication: experimenter 1 silently offered her hand to the cat and alternated gaze directed at the cat with gaze directed at the floor.
Bimodal communication: experimenter 1 offered her hand to the cat and cycled between directing her gaze at the cat, slow blinks, and directing her gaze at the ground, while also calling the cat by their name and making cat-specific calling noises.For each testing condition, clips of the recorded videos of the cats’ responses were made using VideoPad Video Editor 7.21.
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