SOF-732-2
WAV File Player

The WAV file player allows for positive or negative reinforcement with sound through the PC's sound system (sound card). The included program contains one negative reinforcement sound and five positive reinforcement sounds. The positive reinforcement sound to be played is chosen randomly each time the animal gets a reward. The animal receives a reward on a fixed ratio schedule. The user may select if the left or right lever is the correct lever. Program default values assign the left lever as the correct lever, a fixed ratio value of 1, and a session time of 60 minutes. The user can modify the program so that it plays their own WAV files instead of the ones provided with the program. Furthermore, the program can be modified to use sound as a stimulus or reinforcer in many other ways. For example, the user could set up a protocol to play a WAV file when the animal enters a specific side of a shuttle box.