R/dor.R

#### Delay of reinforcement gradient ####

#' @include e_show.R elemental_get_helpers.R elemental.R
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#' Delay of Reinforcement Gradient (DOR) class
#'
#' Delay of Reinforcement Gradients are represented as elements in the \code{DOR} class. The use of DORs can be found in Catania (2005) and Berg & McDowell (2011). The \code{DOR} class is used to set up the DOR function, that is, its parameters are not set here. Instead, the \code{DOR} will go into a \code{DOR_control} object that contains both the \code{DOR} as well as its associted parameters.
#'
#' In the CAB package, objects from classes like \code{DOR} are called 'elemental' objects That is, they comprise a particular element of the simulation without any specified parameter values. 'Control' objects are elemental objects with an associated list of parameter values.
#'
#' The way to put a DOR in your model is as follows:
#' \enumerate{
#'     \item Code up the function that you want to use for the DOR or use an existing function.
#'     \item Construct a \code{DOR} object from the function.
#'     \item Make a list specifying the values of the parameters for the DOR function.
#'     \item Make a \code{DOR_control} object, which contains the \code{DOR} object and the parameters. See \code{\link{make.control}}.
#' }
#'
#' The \code{show} method for the \code{DOR} class can be removed with the function \code{remove.DOR.show()} and reinstated with \code{DOR.show}.

#'
#' @slot DOR This will contain a DOR function. See examples.
#' @slot name The name of the \code{DOR} object. Inherited from \code{elemental}.
#' @slot type This will be \code{elemental} because the \code{DOR} is an \code{elemental} object. Inherited from \code{elemental}.
#'
#' @section Built-in DOR functions:{
#' Here is a list of the built-in DOR functions. The function definitions can be seen by calling the name of the function without brackets. For each of these functions, \eqn{t} is the time difference between a response and the latest reinforcement. Each function takes three parameters, \eqn{t}, \eqn{max} as the maximum reinforcement effect of an individual behaviour, and \eqn{scale} as a scaling parameter of the DOR.
#'     \describe{
#'         \item{\code{linear_DOR_fx}}{A DOR where the reinforcement effect is a linear function of time since latest reinforcement. \deqn{ f(t) = max - 1/scale * t}
#'         Note that the reinforcemet effect is bounded by zero.}
#'         \item{\code{exponential_DOR_fx}}{A DOR where the reinforcement effect is an exponential function of the time since latest reinforcement. \deqn{ f(t) = max * exp( -t/scale ) }}
#'         \item{\code{reciprocal_DOR_fx}}{A DOR where the reinforcement effect is a reciprocal function of the time since latest reinforcement. \deqn{ f(t) = max / ( t+1 )^( 1/scale ) }}
#'         \item{\code{hyperbolic_DOR_fx}}{A DOR where the reinforcement effect is a hyperbolic function of the time since latest reinforcement. \deqn{ f(t) = 2 * max / ( ( t + 1 )^( 1/scale ) + 1 )}}
#'     }
#' With respect to the actual implementation of these DOR functions, each of the built-in DOR functions have five arguments.
#' \describe{
#'     \item{\code{max}}{The maximum increment from an individual response.}
#'     \item{\code{scale}}{A scaling factor on the DOR. The scaling is independent of \code{max}.}
#'     \item{\code{IRI_resp_times}}{A vector containing response times counting backward from the most recent reinforcement time.}
#'     \item{\code{reserve}}{A numeric specifying the value of the reserve.}
#'     \item{Each of these arguments can instead be a string specifying the variable that should be taken as the argument from a \code{input} object.}{}
#' }
#' The DOR function will return the value of the reserve after the increment.
#' }
#'
#' @section Make a \code{DOR} object from a DOR function:{
#' Use the \code{make.DOR} function to make a \code{DOR} object.
#'     \subsection{Usage}{
#'         \code{make.DOR(DOR_fx, name)}
#'     }
#'     \subsection{Arguments}{
#'         \describe{
#'             \item{\code{DOR_fx}}{A function that represents the DOR of interest}
#'             \item{\code{name}}{A character vector specifying the name of your \code{DOR} object}
#'         }
#'     }
#'     \subsection{Value}{
#'         Returns a \code{DOR} object.
#'         }
#' }
#'
#' @examples
#' # Look at the definition of the linear DOR
#' linear_DOR_fx
#' # Look at the form of the DOR
#' iri_resp_times = seq(0, 15 , by = 0.1 )
#' my_DOR = linear_DOR_fx( max = 1, scale = 10, iri_resp_times, reserve_value = 0 )
#' plot( iri_resp_times, my_DOR, ylab = "increment to the reserve", xlab = "time since last rft" )
#' # Make a DOR object out of the linear DOR function
#' linear_DOR = make.DOR( linear_DOR_fx, "linear_DOR" )
#' # Look at the form of the DOR with the "DOR" object
#' my_DOR2 = linear_DOR@DOR( max = 1, scale = 10, iri_resp_times, reserve_value = 0, ylab = "increment to the reserve", xlab = "time since last rft" )
#' plot( iri_resp_times, my_DOR2 )
#'
#' # Look at the exponential DOR
#' exponential_DOR_fx
#' my_expo_DOR = exponential_DOR_fx( max = 1, scale = 10, iri_resp_times, reserve_value = 0 )
#' plot( iri_resp_times, my_expo_DOR, ylab = "increment to the reserve", xlab = "time since last rft" )
#'
#' @seealso
#' \code{\link{make.control}} for making \code{DOR_control} objects.
#'
#' \code{\link{set.custom_elemental}} for setting custom elemental classes.
#'
#' \code{\link{make.custom_elemental}} for making custom elemental objects.
#'
#' \code{\link{e_show}} for the function that is called by the \code{show} method.
#'
#' \code{\link{accessor_helpers}} for the helper functions used in the built-in DOR functions.
#'
#' \code{\link{class.elemental}} for the parent \code{elemental} class.
#'
#' \code{\link{get.reserve}} for a helper function that gets the reserve value.
#'
#' \code{\link{get.IRI_resp_times}} for a helper function that gets the inter-reinforcement interval response times.
#'
#' @rdname class.DOR
#' @aliases DOR
#'
#' @references
#' Berg, J. P., & McDowell, J. J (2011). Quantitative, steady-state properties of Catania's computational model of the operant reserve. Behavioural Processes, 87(1), 71-83. \link{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2011.01.006}
#'
#' Catania, A. C. (2005). The operant reserve: A computer simulation in (accelerated) real time. Behavioural Processes, 69(2), 257-278. \link{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2005.02.009}
#'
#' @export linear_DOR_fx
#' @export exponential_DOR_fx
#' @export reciprocal_DOR_fx
#' @export hyperbolic_DOR_fx
#' @export make.DOR

class.DOR = setClass( "DOR", slots = list( DOR = "function" ), contains = "elemental" )

#### Make a DOR object from a function ####

make.DOR = function( DOR_fx, name ){
    if ( !is.function( DOR_fx ) ) stop( "Enter DOR function as 'function'" )
    if ( !is.character( name ) ) stop( "Enter DOR name as 'character'" )
    new( "DOR", DOR = DOR_fx, name = name, type = "elemental" )
}

#### Built-in DOR functions ####

linear_DOR_fx = function( max, scale, IRI_resp_times, reserve_value ){
    reserve = get.reserve( reserve_value )
    iri_resp_times = get.IRI_resp_times( IRI_resp_times )
    pmax( max - 1/scale * iri_resp_times, 0 )
}

exponential_DOR_fx = function( max, scale, IRI_resp_times, reserve_value ){
    reserve = get.reserve( reserve_value )
    iri_resp_times = get.IRI_resp_times( IRI_resp_times )
    max * exp( -iri_resp_times / scale )
}

reciprocal_DOR_fx = function( max, scale, IRI_resp_times, reserve_value ){
    reserve = get.reserve( reserve_value )
    iri_resp_times = get.IRI_resp_times( IRI_resp_times )
    max / ( iri_resp_times + 1 ) ^ ( 1 / scale )
}

hyperbolic_DOR_fx = function( max, scale, IRI_resp_times, reserve_value ){
    reserve = get.reserve( reserve_value )
    iri_resp_times = get.IRI_resp_times( IRI_resp_times )
    2 * max / ( ( iri_resp_times + 1 ) ^ ( 1 / scale ) + 1 )
}

#### DOR show methods ####

#' @rdname class.DOR
#' @format The \code{show} method prints the function that is contained in the \code{DOR} object as well as the type of object (i.e. "elemental") and the class (i.e. "DOR" ).
#' @export DOR.show

DOR.show = setMethod( "show", signature( object = "DOR" ), function( object ) e_show( object ) )

#' @rdname class.DOR
#' @export remove.DOR.show

remove.DOR.show = function() removeMethod( "show", signature( object = "DOR" ) )
Don-Li/CAB_original documentation built on May 6, 2019, 2:53 p.m.