It's my belief, based on observations over the years, that all cats are feral most of the time. DKH
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Marc Carter <marc.car...@bakeru.edu> wrote: > > My place: overt yowling at 4 am to get up to feed him, and more at around > 10 pm when he thinks it's time I should be in bed (even though he doesn't > sleep in the bed with me -- he just wants ME to go to bed). > > And yeppers about the pitch -- it cannot be ignored... > > Cats are only partly "domesticated." > > m > > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Claudia Stanny [mailto:csta...@uwf.edu] > *Sent:* Monday, September 21, 2009 1:08 PM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* [tips] annoying cat solicitation purr > > > According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, “Cats are able to control > their humans by emitting a high-pitched “solicitation” cry – embedded in a > purr – that is so annoying it can’t be ignored” (Sept 18) > > > > http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/cmvcr/Domestic%20cats.html > > > > > > They go on to note that in busy households where such purring is often > overlooked, the cats resort to overt meowing. You betcha. > > > > A colleague noted that this will be useful as a great example of negative > reinforcement in action. > > > > Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. > > Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment > > Associate Professor, Psychology > > University of West Florida > > Pensacola, FL 32514 – 5751 > > > > Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 > > e-mail: csta...@uwf.edu > > > > CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ > > Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > > ------------------------------ > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto > ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be > confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. > The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and > disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not > the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, > distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by > email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and > any attachments thereto. Thank you. > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
