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 | | Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro, Version 2.0 (with CD-ROM) by Tom Alloway, Greg Wilson, Jeff Graham ISBN-10: 9780534633608 ISBN-10: 0-534-63360-9 ISBN-13: 9780534633608 ISBN-13: 978-0-534-63360-8 Paperback 2004-10-05 Wadsworth Publishing Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description 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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NO CD I was very dissapointed in this purchase. I only bought it for the CD and the CD did not even come with it at all | ||
Needed for school Needed this book for school, it was a very confusing book , not amazons fault but the publishers fault, and the professors fault for recommending this book for class , however the price was just right from amazon. | ||
hmmm... no thanks So, whats wrong with working with real lab rats. No doubt sniffy is interesting but the book was very bland and even a pain at times. I will say that it has potential to one day be a great educational tool but for now they are still working out the kinks. Not to impressed. | ||
No replacement for a real rat 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. | ||
Sniffy is the best Este programa es lo mejor para ensenar a una rata y asi no estar molestanto a las ratas verdaderas. Es una herraminta fabulosa para ensenar. | ||