I'm confident that if you put tape, a box, or a piece of paper on the floor for a real practical reason, your cat will lay on top of it to prevent you from doing what you intended. But if you put them on the floor for the purpose of catching the cat, they'll get as far away from it as possible. And probably watch from the other room as you scratch your head trying to figure out why it isn't working. Of course, they'll be laughing.