Replace a behavior with another one

Aim

To replace the score of a behavior with that of another behavior from the same Mutually-exclusive group.

Prerequisites

▪You scored behaviors of a group defined as Mutually-exclusive. See Define the behaviors that you want to record manually

▪You have opened the Manual Scoring Screen (Acquisition > Manual Scoring).

Procedure

1.Choose the trial, and when it applies, the arena in which you want to score behaviors.

2.To enable the scoring mode, click the Start scoring mode button.

tip Before editing existing data, click the Save button on the toolbar. This will save a copy of the current behavior scores. In the case you make mistakes when editing, you can always revert to that copy by clicking Undo. For more information, see Saving the track edits.

3.Position the video to the point where the new behavior starts.

4.Click the button for the new behavior.

5.Play the video forward. tip Use the frame-by-frame controls for accurate scoring.

6.Pause the video when the behavior ends.

7.To confirm, click the behavior button again. To quit editing, click the Stop scoring mode button.