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 more studies of more complex learning phenomena. Throughout each, a series of "Mind Windows" enables students to visualize how Sniffy's experiences in the chamber produce the psychological changes that their textbooks discuss in connection with learning. Available on a cross-platform CD-ROM, the Pro version of Sniffy includes 40 exercises that cover every major phenomena typically covered in a Psychology of Learning course. The CD-ROM comes with a Lab Manual that walks users through the steps necessary to set up classical and operant conditioning experiments that closely resemble the experiments discussed in learning texts. (Screen shots are included for both Macintosh and Windows users.) The manual also includes instructions on how to print or e-mail results, so that Sniffy can become part of students' homework assignments and term papers.
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
No replacement for a real rat,
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This review is from: Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro, Version 2.0 (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)
This is an easy way to spare a living subject's life. Being able to "isolate Sniffy" and speed up time during a programed experiment is handy. However, if you've ever experienced working with a real rat, Sniffy may leave you disappointed. It feels like a computer generated set of shaping expectations -because that's what it is. I certainly would have never invested in this product if it hadn't been required for class.
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This review is from: Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro, Version 2.0 (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)
I ordered this book yesterday and I recieved it today. That was faster than borders and barns and noble and I order books from them all the time. The book is new just like it was supposed to be. I am very happy about what I ordered.
4.0 out of 5 stars
exactly as described,
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This review is from: Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro, Version 2.0 (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)
The product was exactly as discribed and works well. It is very simple and easy to use. The book gives great examples and gives you step by step instructions to set up the experiements on the CD program. The program is quick and easy to use and easy to understand.
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