Having trouble with #R and SR

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What to do if a response is accidentally made while levers are retracted, reinforcement is still being delivered, therefore how can I stop this from happening? I have tried to set parameters, such as, when to count a response and when to deliver reinforcement by using an IF statement but doesn’t seem to work.

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Jim Frei

You would use a variable to track the lever’s state. For example, when the lever is retracted set S = 0, when it’s extended set S = 1. Then, in the state where you are watching for lever presses use an IF statement to check the levers state and only increment your counter when S = 1. Ie:

#R^lever: IF S = 1 [@T, @F]
@T: ADD A; SHOW 1, Lever Presses, A ---> SX
@F: ---> SX

If you need more help just let me know.

Jim

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Hello Jim! Thank you for your feedback, it was extremely helpful and now the program is working great!

Thanks again.

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Jim Frei

Glad to help.

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