Table 2 Do as I Do training of the cat

From: Did we find a copycat? Do as I Do in a domestic cat (Felis catus)

Training session Date Trial Demonstration Action matching Notes
1 20 May 1 Stand up on hind legs 1 Prompted by trained cue
2 Spin 0  
3 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
4 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1 Prompted by trained cue
5 Spin 1  
6 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
7 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1 Prompted by trained cue
8 Stand up on hind legs 1 Prompted by trained cue
2 24 May 1 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
2 Touch wobbling toy with paw 0  
3 Touch wobbling toy with paw 0  
4 Stand up on hind legs 1 Prompted by trained cue
5 Touch wobbling toy with paw 0  
6 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1 Prompted by trained cue
7 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1 Prompted by trained cue
3 03 June 1 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
2 Stand up on hind legs 1 Prompted by trained cue
3 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1 Prompted by trained cue
4 15 June 1 Spin 0 Did not look at demonstration
2 Spin 0 Did not look at demonstration
3 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
4 Stand up on hind legs 0 Did not look at demonstration
5 Stand up on hind legs 1 Prompted by trained cue
6 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
5 21 June 1 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
2 Stand up on hind legs 1 Prompted by trained cue
3 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
4 Spin 0  
5 Spin 0  
6 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
6 22 June   No data   
7 07 July 1 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
2 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
3 Stand up on hind legs 1  
4 Spin 1  
8 13 July 1 Spin 1  
2 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
3 Stand up on hind legs 0  
4 Stand up on hind legs 1  
9 19 July 1 Spin 1  
2 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
3 Stand up on hind legs 1  
10 19 July 1 Stand up on hind legs 1  
2 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
3 Spin 1  
11 28 July 1 Touch wobbling toy with paw 0 Did not look at demonstration
2 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
3 Stand up on hind legs 1  
4 Pull drawer open 1  
5 Bite 0 Did not look at demonstration
6 Bite 0  
7 Spin 0  
8 Bite 0  
9 Bite 0  
10 Pull drawer open 1  
12 05 August 1 Pull drawer open 1  
2 Down 1 Prompted by trained cue
3 Stand up on hind legs 1  
4 Bite 0  
5 Bite 0  
6 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
7 Spin 0  
8 Stand up on hind legs 0  
9 Stand up on hind legs 1  
13 05 August 1 Down 0  
2 Down 0  
3 Spin 0  
4 Bite 1  
5 Stand up on hind legs 0  
3 Pull drawer open 1  
14 08 August 1 Stand up on hind legs 1  
2 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
3 Pull drawer open 1  
4 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
5 Spin 1  
6 Bite 1  
7 Down 0 Did not look at demonstration
8 Down 0 Did not look at demonstration
15 08 August 1 Spin 1  
2 Bite 1  
3 Down 0 Did not look at demonstration
4 Down 0 Did not look at demonstration
5 Pull drawer open 1  
16 23 August 1 Bite 1  
2 Stand up on hind legs 0  
3 Stand up on hind legs 1  
4 Open 1  
5 Spin 0  
17 23 August 1 Down 1 Prompted by trained cue
2 Down 0  
3 Spin 0  
4 Bite 0 Did not look at demonstration
5 Down 0 Did not look at demonstration
6 Pull drawer open 1  
7 Spin 0  
18 29 August 1 Bite 0 Did not look at demonstration
2 Pull drawer open 1  
3 Down 1  
4 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
5 Spin 0  
6 Stand up on hind legs 1  
7 Bite 0 Did not look at demonstration
8 Bite 0  
20 29 August 1 Spin 1 Prompted by trained cue
2 Bite 0  
3 Bite 1  
4 Spin 0 Did not look at demonstration
5 Spin 0  
21 07 September 1 Spin 1  
2 Bite 0  
3 Bite 1  
4 Down 1  
5 Pull drawer open 1  
6 Touch wobbling toy with paw 1  
7 Stand up on hind legs 1  
  1. The table reports the number of training sessions, the number of trials within each training session, the action demonstrated in each trial, the action matching performance of the cat (1 = matched the demonstration; 0 = did not match the demonstration) and, in the column named “notes” we report whether the cat’s performance was prompted by a trained verbal cue. Additionally, trials in which the cat did not look at the demonstration are noted
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