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. 2025 Jun 16;57(7):199.
doi: 10.3758/s13428-025-02720-4.

YEAB: YEAB Ease the analysis of behavior

Emmanuel Alcalá  1 , Pablo Saavedra  2 , Frida García-Rangel  3 , Rodrigo Sosa  3 , Víctor Reyes  4 , Jonathan Buriticá  5
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YEAB: YEAB Ease the analysis of behavior

Emmanuel Alcalá et al. Behav Res Methods. .

Abstract

In recent years, with the advent of open-source programming languages such as R and Python, there has been a resurgence of the DIY spirit in the experimental analysis of behavior and, more broadly, in experimental psychology. This paper introduces YEAB, an R package that streamlines the processing and analysis of data from numerous common behavioral paradigms. Key features include automated extraction of raw data from MED-PC output files, flexible modeling of interresponse times (including mixture-exponential approaches), single-trial analysis for fixed-interval and peak procedures, and model fitting of delay discounting data in intertemporal choice tasks. By consolidating core functions into one accessible package, YEAB empowers researchers to efficiently handle multi-level data structures, promote reproducible workflows, and expand the scope of behavioral experimentation. Collectively, these functionalities facilitate robust, transparent analyses, fostering open-science practices and supporting innovative exploration in EAB and related fields.

Keywords: CRAN; Open Source; R package; YEAB.

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Declarations. Ethics approval: Not applicable. Consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Conflicts of interest/Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests in relation to this work.

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