CyberRat: Quick
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1. 403_S03 Note Text 9 Type in your Note This is a demonstration OK Cancel At this point you are ready to graph your results as automatically suggested by the sudden appearance of a graphing icon on the Conduct Experiment screen Clicking on this icon takes you to the Graphing Results screen which is also accessible via the Navigation button from anywhere within CyberRat However the graphic icon pre selects your current experiment for immediate graphing If you go to the Graph and Analyze screen using the Navigation button it does not select any specific session or animal In this case you must use the Set Data Source button on the Graph and Analyze screen to indicate what subject session you wish to graph The graphing screen defaults to a traditional form of cumulative record with 300 as the default for responses on the Y axis and 60 minutes as the default for time on the X axis You may rescale merely by clicking on either axis If response counts exceed 300 it will reset the pen and continue plotting If time exceeds 60 minutes it will be a scrollable chart to see the data past the 60 minutes As an alternative you may wish to graph everything to fit on a single page that takes into account the number of responses and scales them automatically as well as extending compressing time to use the entire viewable X axis To do this select the Compact One Line option as illus2. CyberRat Quick Start Guide Roger D Ray Ph D AD Inc CyberRat Quick Start 2 CyberRat Quick Start Guide Only selected major features are covered here to get you started quickly refer to the more extensive CyberRat User s Manual for details and elaborations Step 1 Insert CD and open it on your desktop e My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help DOWS C BERRAT Control Panel os De k Step 2 Move the folder to your Hard Drive for best playback results then open it and launch CyberRat File Edt wiew Favorites Tools Help d Back gt search Lo Folders SS mer Archive Parts RatMedia CyberRat 4 objectis 1 60 MB My Computer A Step 3 Wait through the Splash Screen while it finds the main application and a place to write temporary files on your HD will create a folder called CyberRat CyberRat Quick Start 3 on your C drive If you want to run it always from your HD move all elements of CD to this CyberRat folder it creates on your HD or create a CyberRat folder of your own on your HD prior to launching the first time and it will find it for the temp file storage when you launch the HD version of CyberRat application The Splash Screen is brought to vou hy the folks at F Al Ime When the main application starts it will ask you for a Password typically a student ID number You must have previously registered at www
3. cyberrat biz to be recognized as a bona fide registered user otherwise it will limit you to Visitor only services one magazine trained subject with no saving of session data 3 Password needed Please enter your Student ID I If you typed in the correct ID Password it will give you a recognition screen with brief instructions options to work on off line during your session NOTE CyberRat Quick Start 4 You must reconnect to the internet at the end of your session to save any new session data Your Connection Mode Will be exchanged with the database instantly is You prefer to stay Online so all the information Switch to Offline x Once you have confirmed your preferences you will receive instructions to go to the colony room to select an animal for experimentation food io see you Hello Victor Begiashwilil le YOU mal proceed to the Colomy Adam ond selech aral fur your experiment Clicking the OK button takes you immediately to the Colony Room where since you have not used it before you will have to Add a New Subject if you have used it a list of your existing subjects will appear in the cage ID tag As soon as you click on the Add New Subject button you will be asked to select some subject history parameters that define where you want to start vis a vis your animal s history Add New Subject EA requested an subject For a Colony i Pe Please indicate
4. d Welcome Page Colony Room Set Experimental Parameters _ Stimulus Contingencies Conduct Experiment Replay Session Graph and Analyze Extra Card 2 Instructor s Panel Extra Card 3 J QUIT EXIT
5. ilable options are in black On this page you may also change the amount of reinforcement per delivery the hours of water deprivation and whether you want your session to self terminate after the number of minutes you specify and or want to be able to manually terminate the session There is also a Fast simulation mode that turns off the video play to simulate putting animals in the chamber and only revisiting to get them when the session self terminates Use video mode to see your animal required if it isn t shaped yet When you are satisfied with your experimental parameter settings use the Navigation button to go to the Conduct Experiment screen as illustrated CyberRat Quick Start 7 Set Experimental Porameters Stimulus Contingencies Gragh and Analyze QUIT EXIT This takes you to the experimental room to conduct your experiment To do so Click on the Start Experiment button as illustrated If you are in the Fast Simulation mode you will see a message and a dancing animated rat to inform you that the experiment is taking place in the black box arrangement If you are in Video mode you should see your animal being placed into the operant chamber and the experiment has thus automatically started as reflected in the clock that illustrates the elapsed run time starting from this point End Experiment Reinforcement Ens CyberRat Quick Start 8 The manual reinforcemen
6. our new subjects names appear in the cage tag you need to select one for experimentation Do this by moving your cursor over the name you want to pick move to the popup and choose Select for Session as illustrated EE pipe i Sm n a ERT in BET u a As the other options here suggest if your animal has an experimental history you may view it via the Present Journal selection and you may sacrifice your animal and remove its entire history from your records by selecting Eliminate Subject CyberRat Quick Start 6 When you select your subject for your session you are prompted to use the navigation button at the upper right to go to the Set Experimental Parameters screen in order to establish your experimental setup as illustrated The experimental subject selected The Gorbi274 subject has been selected for the experiment don t forget to relset the Experimental Parometers ok Sel Parameters Click on the Set Parameters button or hit return enter to go directly there The first thing you will want to set is the schedule of reinforcement you wish to use If you want the ability to manually reinforce along with automatic delivery when the bar is pressed select the Manual Bar On option as illustrated Vi Variable interval FT Fixed Temporal 645 ST Variable Temporal Extinction O35 Dimmed options are under development Ava
7. t button should also appear if you have selected the Manual Reinforcement MRF mode Otherwise it should be dimmed Clicking on this button will deliver water reinforcement to the dipper area as indicated by the water drop sound If you have set a fixed duration for your session it will self terminate If you have allowed for manual termination when you are ready to end your experimental session you should click on the End Experiment button Doing so will bring up a succession of dialog windows asking you whether you wish to save a history record for video and graphing of this session and whether you wish to add any notes that will appear in your experimental journal for this animal and this session First you will see the record history dialog What abot the Record Do you wart 10 sawa a Recon Mice of this Season co that youll be able 10 wplayanayze fin ihe fulura Dont sava i And then you will get the notes dialog ker hr hei ie a He ae Ca a I cl a rn In Be de up re ihe Balog Go mare in ee Ihe dere Jr ly CyberRat Quick Start 9 It is typically a good idea to make some note of anything special about a session or its purpose Experimental Subject Barefoot403 Sess Duration 00 23 44 Sess Movie Record None Session 03 6 27 02 Depriv 23 Hrs Reinforcement Size 0 1 ml Schedule MRF Target Behavior Bar Press Sess Duration 00 07 41 Sess Movie Record Barefoot
8. trated below CyberRat Quick Start 10 In the Compact One Line mode you may Zoom in on any segment of your graph by clicking on the beginning of the section you want zoomed then dragging with mouse down to the end of the section you want zoomed In either the Traditional or this Compact One Line mode you now have another option available for reviewing your data If you hold the Shift key down and click anywhere on your dataline a video window will appear in the lower right corner of the graph Clicking play or pause will allow you to compare real time behavior of the animal with the actual data graph A moving vertical line window will show you the approximate time period corresponding between the two The video play window is moveable merely by click dragging the window where you would like it placed gt Nia it sapos tion One Lin BERG Target Act Graphing a i oe Ce CO i 460 ve As suggested above use the play pause button to control playback and use the stop button as illustrated to close the video playback window CyberRat Quick Start 11 When you are finished working on your experimental session you may return to the colony and select an alternative animal continue another session with the currently selected animal if with alternative experimental parameters don t forget to reset them or merely exit quit the program using the Navigation button as illustrate
9. which History you wish this apie to rae Naive no training Water Magazine Trained Bar Press Shaped 1 Session Bar Press Trained CRF A FI 90 s Bar Press Maintenance VI 90 s Bar Press Maintenance FR 15 Bar Press Maintenance VR 15 Bar Press Maintenance Tight Left Circling Trained a a8 ody oe Trained ues sn Cancel a If you select a subject with some history of Magazine Training or at least one session of Bar Press training you will be able to more quickly play with graphing and other features but you should definitely select at least one animal eventually CyberRat Quick Start 5 that is Naive and experience the full set of training exercises including Magazine Training reinforce the animal for coming to the dipper and or staying at the dipper bar press shaping start with bar sniff move to bar sniff over top of the bar bar touch then bar press and a few sessions of CRF maintenance to establish a stable run Also play with 60 minute session durations to experience satiation during the period Assume you picked a Bar Press Shaped 1 Session animal as illustrated above Then you will be asked to name your subject either accept default suggestion or type your own choice Add New Subject Fee 5 Please give a name to your new partner 2 Bar Press Shaped 1 Session After naming your subject you may add even more new subjects at this time if you d like In any case after all y
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