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Summary Table of Contents

The new Lite Version of the famous Sniffy software simulates the elementary phenomena of operant and classical conditioning that are discussed in courses on the Psychology of Learning and in Introductory Psychology courses. Sniffy, a realistic digital rat in an operant chamber (Skinner Box), gives students hands-on experience setting up and conducting experiments. Users begin by training Sniffy to press a bar to obtain food and progress to studying reinforcement schedules and simple classical conditioning. In addition, a series of "Mind Windows" enable students to visualize how Sniffy's experiences in the Skinner Box produce the psychological changes that their textbooks discuss in connection with the phenomena simulated. The Sniffy, Lite Version CD-ROM comes packaged in the front of a brief, hands-on Lab Manual that walks users through the steps that they need to follow to set up a wide variety of operant and classical conditioning experiments that closely resemble experiments discussed in learning texts.

Preface: Installing and Running Sniffy Lite

Acknowledgments

xiv

Introduction to Sniffy

(6)

Why We Created Sniffy

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(1)

How We Created Sniffy, the Animated Creature

(1)

Sniffy, the Program

(2)

Sniffy Is a Learning Tool, Not a Research Tool

(1)

Applying What You Learn from Sniffy

(2)

Introduction to Operant Conditioning

(10)

Edward Thorndike

(1)

B. F. Skinner

(3)

The Operant Chamber

(2)

Reinforcement and Punishment

(4)

Basic Operant Phenomena: Magazine Training, Shaping, Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, and Secondary Reinforcement

(28)

Important Technical Notice

(1)

A First Look at Sniffy Lite

(2)

Operant Conditioning: Technique

(1)

Magazine Training

(2)

Shaping: Teaching Sniffy to Press the Bar

(4)

Cumulative Records: Visualizing Sniffy's Bar-Press Performance

(3)

Accelerating Time

(1)

(Optional). Training Real Animals

(3)

Extinction

(4)

Secondary Reinforcement

(2)

Spontaneous Recovery

(2)

Copying and Pasting the Contents of a Sniffy Lite Window

(3)

Schedules of Reinforcement and the Partial-Reinforcement Effect

(16)

Background and Examples

(4)

Variable-Ratio (VR) and Variable-Interval (VI) Schedules

(1)

Fixed-Ratio (FR) Schedules

(1)

Fixed-Interval (FI) Schedules

(1)

Setting Up a Schedule in the Design Operant Experiment Dialogue Box

(1)

Placing Sniffy on a Small VR Schedule

(2)

Increasing the Value of Sniffy's VR Schedule

(2)

Variable-Interval Schedules

(1)

Fixed-Ratio Schedules

(1)

Fixed-Interval Schedules

(1)

How Realistic Are Sniffy's Schedule Performances?

(1)

The Effect of Partial Reinforcement on Extinction

(3)

Introduction to Classical Conditioning

(22)

Background

(1)

The Conditioned Emotional Response (CER)

(2)

The Design Classical Conditioning Experiment Dialogue Box

(4)

The Sensitivity & Fear Mind Window

(1)

The CS Response Strength Mind Window

(1)

The Suppression-Ratio Window

(1)

The Cumulative Record During Classical Conditioning

(1)

How to Get Reliable, Comparable Results

(1)

Putting Everything Together to Understand Classical Conditioning

(1)

Exporting Your Results to Other Programs

(2)

Time-Saving Hints

(1)

Basic Acquisition

(3)

Extinction

(2)

Spontaneous Recovery

(3)

APPENDIX 1 User's Guide to Commands and Dialogue Boxes

(8)

The File Menu

(1)

The Edit Menu

(1)

The Experiment Menu

(4)

Design Operant Experiment

(1)

Remove Sniffy for Time-Out

(1)

Design Classical Conditioning Experiment

(1)

Run Classical Conditioning Experiment

(1)

Isolate Sniffy (Accelerate Time)

(1)

Show Sniffy

(1)

The Windows Menu

(2)

APPENDIX 2 How to Manage Your Sniffy Lite Files

(19)

Floppy Disks and Hard Disks

(2)

Deciding Where to Save Your Files

(2)

Getting Easy Access to the Sniffy Lite Program and Your Sniffy Lite Files from Your Computer Desktop

(2)

Creating a Windows Shortcut

(1)

Creating a Macintosh Alias

(1)

Saving Files

(5)

Saving Files in Windows

(3)

Saving Files on a Macintosh

100

(2)

Opening Files

102

(3)

Opening Files in Windows

102

(1)

Opening Files on a Macintosh

103

(2)

Copying Files from a Hard Disk to a Floppy Disk

105

(2)

Instructions for Windows Users

105

(1)

Instructions for Macintosh Users

106

(1)

Copying Files from a Floppy Disk to a Hard Disk

107

(1)

Instructions for Windows Users

107

(1)

Instructions for Macintosh Users

107

(1)

Using Sniffy Lite for Macintosh Files on a Windows PC and Vice Versa

108

(2)

References

110

(2)

Index

112

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