A computer-oriented system for high-speed recording of operant behavior.
A method is described by which large quantities of data, generated at high and variable rates from a large number of test boxes, are recorded on a single eight-channel punched paper tape. The data, which include a record of the occurrence time of each event in 1/10-sec units, are in a compact form, suitable for conversion to standard Hollerith punched card codes and for decoding and summarizing by a large digital computer. Experience with the system has demonstrated a high degree of accuracy and reliability, and low operating cost.
D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003201:Computers; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D051381:Rats