Description
Return raw and clock-corrected reinforcement lag.
Behavioral timing and response summaries need compatible clocks, exposure bases, baseline definitions and observation methods. A latency correction or rate change is descriptive arithmetic rather than a demonstration of learning, habituation, extinction or causal intervention benefit.
Return raw and clock-corrected reinforcement lag.
When to use this tool
Use Reinforcement Delivery Clock Gap when checking the stated behavioral-research timing, baseline or response-change convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter responseTime, deliveryTime, responseOffset, deliveryOffset. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read observedLag, correctedLag. Use the output convention below.
Return raw and clock-corrected reinforcement lag. observedLag = delivery-response, correctedLag = delivery-deliveryOffset-response+responseOffset.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| responseTime | Response Time | Required. Finite number. |
| deliveryTime | Delivery Time | Required. Finite number. |
| responseOffset | Response Offset | Required. Finite number. |
| deliveryOffset | Delivery Offset | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| observedLag | Observed Lag | Required. Finite number. |
| correctedLag | Corrected Lag | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"responseTime": 10,
"deliveryTime": 12,
"responseOffset": 1,
"deliveryOffset": 0
},
"output": {
"observedLag": 2,
"correctedLag": 3
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Offsets and event records are supplied; actual event order, behavioral contingency and intervention suitability are not established.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the actual study design, records and calibration; use an appropriate complete causal/statistical analysis and qualified interpretation for substantive conclusions.
References
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