Computer Programming for Research and Application: Livecode Development Environment
REVISTA MEXICANA DE ANÁLISIS DE LA CONDUCTA 2014 NÚMERO 2 (SEPTIemBre) MEXICAN JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS VOL. 40, 154-191 NUMBER 2 (SEPTemBer) COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATION: LIVECODE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMACIÓN DE COMPUTADORAS PARA INVESTIGACIÓN Y APLICACIÓN: ENTORNO DE DESARROLLO LIVECODE BILL POTTER, ROSANNE ROY AND SHANNON BIANCHI CALIfornIA STATE UNIveRSITY, STanISLauS Abstract This paper provides an overview of the advantages that a behavior analyst might ob- tain from learning to program computers. A powerful, yet relatively easy to learn programming platform called LiveCode is reviewed and a tutorial is provided on the basics of the platform. A variety of Behavior Analytic applications created using Live- Code are discussed and a sample receptive identification program is provided as an illustration of the efficiency LiveCode offers in developing such prototypes quickly for application or research. Keywords: behavior analysis, computers, programming, LiveCode, research Resumen El presente trabajo proporciona una visión general de las ventajas que un analista de la conducta podría obtener de aprender a programar computadoras. Una plataforma de programación potente, pero relativamente fácil de aprender llamada LiveCode se revisa y se proporciona un tutorial con los fundamentos de la plataforma. Una varie- dad de aplicaciones enfocadas en el análisis de la conducta, creadas usando LiveCo- de, son discutidas y se describe la programación de un programa de igualación a la Bill Potter, Rosanne Roy, and Shannon Bianchi, Department of Psychology/Child Development, California State University, Stanislaus. Thanks to Patrick Williams for his help on this manuscript. In addition, thanks to the reviewers Hirofumi Shimizu and Carlos A. Pérez-Herrera for their thoughtful improvements to this manuscript.
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