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Because operant conditioning studies involving force of response as a dependent variable require high-speed A/D conversion, conventional operant software, which treats the input datum as a dimensionless event, is generally unsuited for this kind of work. The author describes a complete Apple-based hardware-software ensemble that measures and records on diskette the peak force, duration, time integral of force, and interresponse time for individual operant responses. Data acquisition and control programs were written in Apple Pascal linked to selected assembly language modules. The real-time base was derived from an inexpensive crystal clock interfaced
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Fowler, S.C. Amplitude measures of operant response: Implementation with Apple Pascal. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 17, 301–306 (1985). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214400
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