Sniffy the Virtual Rat Lite, Version 3.0 (with CD-ROM) by Greg Wilson

Sniffy the Virtual Rat Lite, Version 3.0 (with CD-ROM) by Greg Wilson

Meet SNIFY, THE VIRTUAL RAT Using this CD-ROM and lab manual, you will get a hands-on experience in setting up and conducting experiments that demonstrate the phenomena of classical and operant conditioning using Sniffy the digital rat. Sniffy includes fifty exercises that cover every major phenomena typically covered in a Psychology of Learning course. The CD-ROM comes with a Lab Manual that walks you through the steps necessary to set up classical and operant conditioning experiments that closely resemble the experiments discussed in learning texts. Throughout each, a series of Mind Windows allows you to visualize how Sniffy's experiences in the chamber produce psychological changes.

Preface Installing Sniffy Lite1. Introduction to Sniffy. 2. Introduction to Classical Conditioning. 3. Phenomena of Classical Conditioning: Acquisition, Extinction, and Spontaneous Recovery. 4. Introduction to Operant Conditioning. 5. Basic Operant Phenomena: Magazine Training, Shaping, Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, and Secondary Reinforcement. 6. Schedules of Reinforcement and the Partial-Reinforcement Effect. 7. Shaping Behaviors Other than Bar Pressing.

Greg Wilson runs his own software company and created the first version of Sniffy over 10 years ago. Tom Alloway was trained by Winifred Hill at Northwestern University and is an expert in animal behavior, specifically ants, as well as operant and classical conditioning. He's the former chair at UT-Mississauga. Jeff Graham was trained in cognitive psychology and neural network models of memory. He teaches the computer component of introductory psychology at University of Toronto at Mississauga with over 1500 students per year.

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ISBN 13	9781111726171
ISBN 10	1111726175
Title	Sniffy the Virtual Rat Lite, Version 3.0 (with CD-ROM)
Author	Greg Wilson
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2011-03-01
Number of pages	160
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