IRL
Studying the interaction between one's own behavior and the behavior of others.
Everyone has a way of regulating their behavior to maintain a preferred distribution of activities. The IRL seeks to understand this preference in terms of equilibrium – the behavioral bliss point you seek to attain, preserve, or sometimes, abandon.
What We Do
Experimental Analysis
To investigate the mechanisms that instigate and influence your behavior. How do you regulate your behavior in the face of challenge?
Read this Tutorial to learn more.
Quantitative Analysis
To predict behavior in the lab and in real life. How much time and effort will you spend on social media or elsewhere?
Download the Disequilibrium Model Excel Spreadsheet to find out.
Read this Concise Review for studies using the Model.
Tools for Analysis
PsychoPy to program stimulus presentations and to measure regulatory behavior. How will you choose between stimulus activities?
See how we used PsychoPy to get Interobserver Agreement among a Staff Member and Visitors at a Wolf Sanctuary.