{"podcast":{"title":"Human Factors Minute","slug":"human-factors-minute-6018615","podcast_index_feed_id":6018615,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/human-factors-minute/","website_url":"https://www.humanfactorsminute.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b54a332d-ba54-4e61-bc63-4af31272c142/9Octr6XkTved02_nqHdMwkTD.jpg","author":"Human Factors Cast","episode_count":149,"summary":"Step into the world of Human Factors and UX with the Human Factors Minute podcast! Each episode is like a mini-crash course in all things related to the field, packed with valuable insights and information in just one minute. From organizations and conferences to theories, models, and tools, we've got you covered. Whether you're a practitioner, student or just a curious mind, this podcast is the perfect way to stay ahead of the curve and impress your colleagues with your knowledge. Tune in on the 10th, 20th, and last day of every month for a new and interesting tidbit related to Human Factors. Join us as we explore the field and discover how fun and engaging learning about Human Factors can be!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T02:20:30.889689+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615"},"episode":{"title":"Behavioral Theory of Timing and Poisson Processes","slug":"behavioral-theory-of-timing-and-poisson-processes","published_at":"2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615/behavioral-theory-of-timing-and-poisson-processes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615","url":"https://humanfactorsminute.com/episode/behavioral-theory-of-timing-and-poisson-processes","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1a6d144e-4f7b-41a4-9166-cea9088d7912/130-20HFM-20-20Behavioral-20Theory-20of-20Timing-20and-20Poisso-converted.mp3","summary":"The Behavioral Theory of Timing comes to us from Peter Killeen and Gregor Fetterman in 1988. The general idea is that the reinforcement of behaviors generates knowledge of the average amount of time between reinforcement. This knowledge is what sets our internal clock, which then tells us when to perform the behavior. The transitions between behaviors are considered a Poisson Process. A Poisson Process is a probability concept that can be applied to many real-world situations. For something to qualify as a Poisson Process, events must be independent of each other, the average rate of events is constant, and two events cannot occur at the same time. For example, we can think of how often a website will go down in a given time period or how often customers will call a help center. Back to our Behavioral Theory of Timing! This model of timing is a formalization of the concept that behavior is the mediator of temporal control, linking it to the behaviorist movement in psychology that began in the early 1900s. Like other theories of timing, the Behavioral Theory of Timing posits that we have a pacemaker-accumulator system, or that an oscillator of some type generates pulses that are summed by a hypothetical \"accumulator.\" Variations in timing accuracy are explained as errors from the pacemaker or accumulator. Be sure to check out our main show at our official website:  https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord: https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store:  https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follo…","meta_description":"The Behavioral Theory of Timing comes to us from Peter Killeen and Gregor Fetterman in 1988. The general idea is that the reinforcement of behaviors gener…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":78,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-factors-minute-6018615/episodes/behavioral-theory-of-timing-and-poisson-processes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615/behavioral-theory-of-timing-and-poisson-processes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}