Question: I just need a short answer 6. The Brilliant Cat Your brilliant cat has learned that your presence in the kitchen is associated with food.

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6. The Brilliant Cat

Your brilliant cat has learned that your presence in the kitchen is associated with food. Your cat has also learned that he can encourage your presence in the kitchen on Saturday mornings by standing on your chest and meowing (when you are obviously trying to sleep). You decide to get up and feed the cat to shut it up, but the problem only gets worse on subsequent weekends.

1. From your cat's perspective, what kind of consequence follows his behavior? Is this reinforcement or punishment? Positive or negative?

2. From your perspective, what kind of consequence follows your behavior? Is this reinforcement or punishment? Positive or negative?

3. Assuming you don't like being woken up early on Saturday mornings, what could you do to change your cat's behavior of standing on your chest and meowing?

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