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

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-03-03
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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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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