An automatic contact-counter for recording object play.
The paper describes a portable electronic device which automatically records a measure of object play behaviour, by counting the number of contacts made with a play manipulandum. The device is designed for recording a measure of object play in domestic cats, but is readily adaptable for use with other species.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002415:Cats; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000295:instrumentation*