Description
Return a supplied response-compatibility cost.
Cognitive research records can encode stimuli, response timing, probability assumptions and observation support. Local differences and caller-defined tolerance labels do not establish perceptual validity, a cognitive mechanism, statistical equivalence or a clinical assessment.
Return a supplied response-compatibility cost.
When to use this tool
Use Response Compatibility Cost Term when checking a supplied cognitive-task timing, stimulus, probability or evidence convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter incompatibleLatency, compatibleLatency. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read cost. Use the output convention below.
Return a supplied response-compatibility cost. Require incompatibleLatency/compatibleLatency >= 0; cost = incompatible-compatible.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| incompatibleLatency | Incompatible Latency | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| compatibleLatency | Compatible Latency | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| cost | Cost | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"incompatibleLatency": 520,
"compatibleLatency": 480
},
"output": {
"cost": 40
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Negative cost is retained; trial quality, uncertainty, condition comparability and cognitive interpretation are not inferred.
- 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
Use a validated study design, calibrated measurements and appropriate statistical/professional interpretation for cognitive or health conclusions.
References
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