The place preference data collection procedures are designed to be as easy to use as possible for researchers who don’t have the time to devote to programming and hardware design.
Definitions of Data Values
The place preference data collection procedures generate data files that contain values for Activity, Movement, Exploration, Entrance and Zone Time.
Activity: Any beam break within the current zone.
Movement: A change in the beam broken in the current zone.
Exploration: Breaking of the first beam in a zone.
Entrance: Breaking of any beam beyond the first in a zone.
Zone Time: The amount of time (in seconds) spent in the zone.
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Operant Behavior