Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Scalar expectancy
open-in-new
<p>The scalar timing or scalar expectancy theory (SET) is a model of the processes that govern behavior controlled by time. The model posits an internal <a href="/facts/Clock/MYolzNkw">clock</a>, and particular <a href="/facts/Memory/zucwQIEX">memory</a> and <a href="/facts/Decision_making/NbJYprSw">decision</a> processes. SET is one of the most important models of <a href="/facts/Animal/4b8J33nd">animal</a> timing behavior. </p>