Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro, Version 3. 0 (with CD-ROM)

by Alloway, Tom; Wilson, Greg; Graham, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9781111726256
• ISBN10: 1111726256
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Meet SNIFFY, 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.

Table of Contents

Preface: Installing Sniffy Pro

Introduction to Sniffy

Introduction to Classical Conditioning

Basic Phenomena of Classical Conditioning: Acquisition, Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, and Stimulus Intensity Effects

Compound Conditioning, Blocking, Overshadowing, and Overexpectation

Inhibitory Conditioning

Associative Structures in Classical Conditioning: Sensory Preconditioning and Higher-Order Conditioning

The Nature of the Association in Classical Conditioning

Habituation, Sensitization, Background Conditioning, and the CS and US Pre-Exposure Effects

Introduction to Operant Conditioning

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

The Effects of Punishment on Response Elimination

Schedules of Reinforcement

Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization

Shaping Behaviors Other Than Bar Pressing

Appendix: How to Manage Your Sniffy Files

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