So like a funny anecdote. My cats are smart enough to know who is getting hissed at for what. If they aren't doing anything wrong they will generally ignore my hisses lol. The one doing the bad will run off chastised. Sometimes they are definitely getting negative reinforcement. (That's bad, when their bad behavior is getting them what they want, my attention for example). Mine don't really get it right 50/50 of the time they get my attention in a good way. Negative reinforcement is super tricky to deal with in humans too.
Also cats are pretty much all short term memories outside of routine. So like a 4 year old can be told it's cold outside and they won't remember to wear a coat until they are actually outside and its cold. Cats are exactly like that.
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