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Experiment Metadata​

Experiment ID: EXP-YYYY-MM-DD-XXX
Experiment Title: [Brief descriptive title]
Principal Investigator: [Name]
Date Created: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Last Modified: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Status: [Draft/Active/Completed/Archived]
Version: [1.0]

1. Research Hypothesis​

Primary Hypothesis​

[State your main research hypothesis]

Secondary Hypotheses​

  • [Secondary hypothesis 1]
  • [Secondary hypothesis 2]
  • [Secondary hypothesis 3]

Research Questions​

  1. [Primary research question]
  2. [Secondary research question]
  3. [Exploratory research question]

2. Experimental Design​

Study Type​

  • Longitudinal simulation
  • Cross-sectional comparison
  • Intervention study
  • Baseline establishment
  • Other: [specify]

Experimental Conditions​

ConditionDescriptionN PersonasDurationKey Variables
Control[No stress events][3][30 days][Baseline only]
Stress[Moderate stress events][3][30 days][Stress events]
Trauma[High-intensity stress][3][30 days][Trauma events]

Randomization​

  • Random assignment to conditions
  • Stratified randomization
  • Blocked randomization
  • No randomization (specify reason)

Blinding​

  • Single-blind (researcher blinded)
  • Double-blind
  • No blinding (specify reason)

3. Simulation Parameters​

Core Simulation Settings​

simulation:
  duration_days: [30]                    # Total simulation duration
  time_compression_factor: [24]          # Hours per simulated day
  max_concurrent_personas: [3]           # Parallel processing limit
  checkpoint_interval_hours: [6]         # Save frequency

Assessment Schedule​

assessment:
  interval_days: [7]                     # Days between assessments
  assessment_duration_minutes: [15]      # Time per assessment
  scales: ["PHQ-9", "GAD-7", "PSS-10"] # Assessment tools

Performance Constraints​

performance:
  memory_limit_mb: [1024]               # Memory usage limit
  cpu_limit_percent: [80]               # CPU usage limit
  day_processing_timeout: [300]         # Seconds per day

4. Persona Configuration​

Persona Selection​

Persona IDNameBaseline TraitsConditionNotes
P001[Name][Stable, optimistic][Control][Notes]
P002[Name][Anxious baseline][Stress][Notes]
P003[Name][Resilient][Trauma][Notes]

Persona Baseline Characteristics​

personas:
  personality_traits:
    openness: [0.5]           # 0-1 scale
    conscientiousness: [0.6]  # 0-1 scale
    extraversion: [0.4]       # 0-1 scale
    agreeableness: [0.7]      # 0-1 scale
    neuroticism: [0.3]        # 0-1 scale
  
  clinical_baseline:
    phq9_baseline: [3]        # 0-27 scale
    gad7_baseline: [2]        # 0-21 scale
    pss10_baseline: [12]      # 0-40 scale

5. Event Configuration​

Event Types and Frequencies​

Event TypeFrequencyIntensityTimingCondition
Stress Events[Weekly][Moderate][Random][Stress/Trauma]
Trauma Events[Monthly][High][Random][Trauma only]
Neutral Events[Daily][Low][Random][All]

Event Templates​

events:
  stress_events:
    - type: "work_conflict"
      frequency: "weekly"
      intensity: 0.6
      duration_hours: 8
    - type: "relationship_strain"
      frequency: "biweekly"
      intensity: 0.7
      duration_hours: 24
  
  trauma_events:
    - type: "loss_of_loved_one"
      frequency: "monthly"
      intensity: 0.9
      duration_hours: 168  # 1 week
    - type: "major_accident"
      frequency: "quarterly"
      intensity: 0.8
      duration_hours: 72

6. Clinical Assessment Configuration​

Assessment Scales​

clinical_thresholds:
  phq9:
    mild: [5]
    moderate: [10]
    severe: [15]
    max_score: [27]
  
  gad7:
    mild: [5]
    moderate: [10]
    severe: [15]
    max_score: [21]
  
  pss10:
    low: [13]
    moderate: [26]
    high: [40]
    max_score: [40]

Clinical Significance Criteria​

clinical_significance:
  phq9_change: [5]      # Minimum change for clinical significance
  gad7_change: [4]
  pss10_change: [8]
  
risk_assessment:
  high_risk_phq9: [15]
  high_risk_gad7: [15]
  high_risk_pss10: [30]
  crisis_threshold: [20]

7. Drift Detection Parameters​

Baseline Establishment​

baseline:
  min_samples: [3]              # Minimum assessments for baseline
  stability_threshold: [0.1]     # Maximum variance for stable baseline
  establishment_days: [21]       # Days to establish baseline

Drift Detection​

drift_detection:
  significance_level: [0.05]     # Statistical significance threshold
  effect_size_threshold: [0.5]   # Cohen's d threshold
  change_threshold: [2.0]        # Standard deviations for change
  trend_detection_window: [7]    # Days to detect trends
  
  early_warning:
    threshold: [1.5]             # Early warning threshold
    window: [3]                  # Days for early warning

Alert System​

alerts:
  immediate_intervention: [3.0]  # SD threshold for immediate action
  moderate_concern: [2.0]        # SD threshold for monitoring
  mild_concern: [1.5]            # SD threshold for tracking

8. Mechanistic Analysis Configuration​

Attention Analysis​

mechanistic_analysis:
  attention_patterns:
    sparse_activation_threshold: [0.8]
    dense_activation_threshold: [0.2]
    stability_threshold: [0.15]
  
  activation_patching:
    layer_intervention: [true]
    causal_analysis: [true]
    baseline_comparison: [true]

Neural Circuit Tracking​

circuit_tracking:
  self_reference_monitoring: [true]
  emotional_salience: [true]
  memory_integration: [true]
  cross_layer_correlation: [true]

9. Personality Drift Parameters​

Stress Level Management​

stress_level:
  clinical_to_stress_factor: [4.0]
  min_stress: [0.0]
  max_stress: [10.0]
  daily_decay_rate: [0.1]
  max_accumulation: [8.0]

Trauma Level Calculation​

trauma:
  stress_correlation_factor: [0.8]
  min_trauma_threshold: [0.0]
  max_trauma_level: [10.0]
  trauma_decay_rate: [0.05]

Personality Impact​

personality_impact:
  base_impact_multiplier: [1.0]
  max_trait_change_per_event: [0.2]
  trait_decay_rate: [0.02]
  min_persistent_change: [0.01]

10. Data Collection Plan​

Primary Outcomes​

  • PHQ-9 scores over time
  • GAD-7 scores over time
  • PSS-10 scores over time
  • Attention pattern changes
  • Activation pattern drift
  • Personality trait changes

Secondary Outcomes​

  • Memory integration patterns
  • Emotional state transitions
  • Response latency changes
  • Token usage patterns
  • Self-reference frequency

Data Export Format​

  • CSV files
  • Parquet files
  • JSON files
  • Database export
  • Jupyter notebooks

11. Statistical Analysis Plan​

Primary Analysis​

  • Longitudinal mixed-effects models
  • Time series analysis
  • Cross-condition comparison
  • Effect size calculations
  • Statistical significance testing

Secondary Analysis​

  • Individual differences analysis
  • Trajectory analysis
  • Cluster analysis
  • Correlation analysis
  • Mediation analysis

Power Analysis​

  • Sample size: [9 personas]
  • Effect size: [Cohen's d = 0.5]
  • Power: [0.80]
  • Alpha: [0.05]

12. Quality Assurance​

Data Quality Checks​

  • Missing data assessment
  • Outlier detection
  • Consistency checks
  • Range validation
  • Completeness verification

Technical Validation​

  • Model performance monitoring
  • Memory usage tracking
  • Processing time monitoring
  • Error rate tracking
  • System stability checks

Reproducibility Measures​

  • Random seed documentation
  • Configuration versioning
  • Environment documentation
  • Dependency tracking
  • Result archiving

13. Risk Management​

Technical Risks​

RiskProbabilityImpactMitigation
System crash[Medium][High][Frequent checkpoints]
Memory overflow[Low][Medium][Memory monitoring]
Model instability[Low][High][Fallback models]

Research Risks​

RiskProbabilityImpactMitigation
Insufficient power[Medium][High][Power analysis]
Confounding variables[Medium][Medium][Careful design]
Measurement error[Low][Medium][Validation checks]

14. Timeline and Milestones​

Pre-Simulation​

  • Configuration validation
  • Baseline testing
  • Pilot run
  • Final adjustments

Simulation Execution​

  • Day 1-7: Baseline establishment
  • Day 8-21: Intervention period
  • Day 22-30: Follow-up period

Post-Simulation​

  • Data collection
  • Quality checks
  • Preliminary analysis
  • Full analysis
  • Report writing

15. Expected Outcomes​

Primary Outcomes​

  • [Expected finding 1]
  • [Expected finding 2]
  • [Expected finding 3]

Secondary Outcomes​

  • [Expected finding 1]
  • [Expected finding 2]
  • [Expected finding 3]

Potential Implications​

  • [Implication 1]
  • [Implication 2]
  • [Implication 3]

16. Documentation and Reporting​

Required Documentation​

  • Configuration files
  • Raw data files
  • Analysis scripts
  • Results summary
  • Technical report

Publication Plan​

  • Conference submission
  • Journal submission
  • Preprint release
  • Code repository
  • Data repository

17. Appendices​

Appendix A: Configuration Files​

[List all configuration files used in this experiment]

Appendix B: Data Dictionary​

[Define all variables and their measurement scales]

Appendix C: Analysis Scripts​

[List all analysis scripts and their purposes]

Appendix D: Results Summary​

[Summary of key findings and interpretations]

18. Approval and Signatures​

Principal Investigator: _________________ Date: ________
Technical Lead: _________________ Date: ________
Research Coordinator: _________________ Date: ________
Ethics Review: _________________ Date: ________

Notes and Comments​

[Use this section for any additional notes, observations, or comments about the experiment]

Template Version: 1.0
Last Updated: 2025-01-XX
Based on: AI Personality Drift Simulation Platform