Description
Return elapsed and unoccupied demonstration-to-response delay.
Developmental task timing and coded sequences need a common clock and explicit rules for exclusions, adjacency and response windows. A delay, duration share or transition rate is descriptive rather than a measure of developmental status.
Return elapsed and unoccupied demonstration-to-response delay.
When to use this tool
Use Imitation Task Demonstration Delay Term when checking a supplied task-time or coded-sequence convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter demonstrationEnd, responseStart, interveningActivitySeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read elapsedSeconds, unoccupiedDelaySeconds. Use the output convention below.
Return elapsed and unoccupied demonstration-to-response delay. Require responseStart >= demonstrationEnd and interveningActivitySeconds within that elapsed interval; subtract activity from elapsedSeconds.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| demonstrationEnd | Demonstration End | Required. Finite number. |
| responseStart | Response Start | Required. Finite number. |
| interveningActivitySeconds | Intervening Activity Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| elapsedSeconds | Elapsed Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| unoccupiedDelaySeconds | Unoccupied Delay Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"demonstrationEnd": 20,
"responseStart": 80,
"interveningActivitySeconds": 15
},
"output": {
"elapsedSeconds": 60,
"unoccupiedDelaySeconds": 45
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Recorded activity is supplied; no memory or learning mechanism is 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
Review the original observations and study design; use appropriate statistical and professional methods for developmental conclusions.
References
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