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Category: Methods and Measures

Description: Program code (with instruction manual) for simulations reported in Moustafa et al. (2015) The role of informative and ambiguous feedback in avoidance behavior: Empirical and computational findings. PLOS ONE, 10(12):e0144083. PMID: 26630279; PMCID: PMC4668119. The "RL_model" file contains code that can be run in Xcode under Mac OS X (10.9) or translated to run under a different c compiler; see instructions available in "RL_model_instructions" file. Three (fictitious) data files are also provided as sample input to the program. Task software is open access and may be used and modified freely for noncommercial purposes but should acknowledge NIH/VA support as noted in the instruction file. Proper citation of the original publication and/or this download is also appreciated.