A COMPUTER‐ORIENTED SYSTEM FOR HIGH‐SPEED RECORDING OF OPERANT BEHAVIOR1

Abstract
A method is described by which large quantities of data, generated at high and variable rates from a large number of test boxes, are recorded on a single eight‐channel punched paper tape. The data, which include a record of the occurrence time of each event in 1/10‐sec units are in a compact form, suitable for conversion to standard Hollerith punched card codes and for decoding and summarizing by a large digital computer. Experience with the system has demonstrated a high degree of accuracy and reliability, and low operating cost.