News Finding: Cats in the negative group were more likely to alternate their gaze between the screen and the fan than cats in the positive group.
Paper Finding: However, overall, cats in the negative group were significantly more likely to gaze alternate between the screen and the fan than cats in the positive group (glm z = 3.9, P \ 0.001).
News Context: The cats also "changed their behaviour in line with the emotional message given by the owner," the paper reads. Cats in the negative group were more likely to alternate their gaze between the screen and the fan than cats in the positive group. The cats in the negative group also began moving sooner than those in the positive group, possibly seeking an escape route.
Paper Context: There was no effect of phase (glm z = 1.7, P = 0.09) and no interaction (glm z = 0.46, P = 0.64) between phase and group on the likelihood of cats showing gaze alternation between the screen and the fan. However, overall, cats in the negative group were significantly more likely to gaze alternate between the screen and the fan than cats in the positive group (glm z = 3.9, P \ 0.001). Results showed no interaction between group and phase (glm Phase 2 z = 1.69, P = 0.09; Phase 3 z = 1.22, P = 0.22; Phase 4 z = 0.42, P = 0.67), but a main effect of both group (glm z = 4.43, P \ 0.001) and phase with cats alternating their gaze significantly less between the screen and the fan in Phase 4 than Phase 1 (glm Phase 4 z = 5.7 P \ 0.001; Phase 2 z = 1.7 P = 0.08; Phase 3 z = 0.02, P = 0.9), and cats in the positive group alternating their gaze between the screen and the fan significantly less than cats in the negative group.