Description
Add a supplied jitter to a nonnegative base delay.
Cognitive-task records distinguish stimuli, responses, exposure order, rating scales and adaptive timing. A stop-delay update does not estimate inhibition latency, and a screen-coordinate mapping is not a calibrated perceptual measure. Supplied observations and task flags do not themselves establish ability, diagnosis or a psychological mechanism.
Add a supplied jitter to a nonnegative base delay.
When to use this tool
Use Cognitive Task Reward Delay Jitter when you already have baseDelay, suppliedJitter and need to add a supplied jitter to a nonnegative base delay.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter baseDelay, suppliedJitter. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read actualDelay. Use the output convention below.
Require baseDelay>=0 and base+jitter>=0; return that sum.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| baseDelay | Base Delay | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedJitter | Already supplied signed timing perturbation; no randomness is generated. | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| actualDelay | Actual Delay | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"baseDelay": 2,
"suppliedJitter": 0.25
},
"output": {
"actualDelay": 2.25
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No randomness is generated and no distribution, task timing, appropriate delay or actual event is verified.
- 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
Review the complete experimental protocol, stimulus calibration, observation records and analysis plan. Use an appropriate full task and statistical analysis for a research interpretation; local timing, rating and coordinate transformations preserve only their declared conventions.
References
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