Sniffy the Virtual Rat Lite, Version 2.0 (with CD-ROM)
ISBN: 9780534633578 | 0534633579
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Thomson-Wadsworth
Pub. Date: 10/21/2004
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Bring the theories of learning to life using SNIFFY, THE VIRTUAL RAT! Instructors praise Sniffy, a realistic digital rat in an operant chamber (Skinner Box), for his ability to give students hands-on experience in setting up and conducting experiments that demonstrate the phenomena of classical and operant conditioning. Users begin by training Sniffy to press a bar to obtain food. Then, they progress to studies of more complex learning phenomena. Throughout each, a series of "Mind Windows" enables students to visualize how Sniffy's experiences ... MORE
| Preface: Installing and Running Sniffy Lite | ix | ||||
| Acknowledgments | xv | ||||
| Quick Guide to Menus and Commands | xvii | ||||
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| 3 Basic Phenomena of Classical Conditioning: Acquisition, Extinction, and Spontaneous Recovery | 27 | (14) | |||
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| 5 Basic Operant Phenomena: Magazine Training, Shaping, Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, and Secondary Reinforcement | 51 | (22) | |||
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| 6 Schedules of Reinforcement and the Partial-Reinforcement Effect | 73 | (16) | |||
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| 7 Shaping Behaviors Other Than Bar Pressing | 89 | (14) | |||
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| APPENDIX How to Manage Your Sniffy Lite Files | 103 | (21) | |||
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| Glossary | 124 | (3) | |||
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