What behavior may an owner experience when attempting to retrain a cat's demanding pre-meal vocalization?
Answer
The extinction burst
When consistently ignoring demanding vocalization to retrain the cat, they may initially escalate the noise level, which is known as the extinction burst, before learning the old method is ineffective.
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