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Sidney Slug: A Computer Simulation for Teaching Shaping without an Animal Laboratory.

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Acker, Loren E.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1990

Discusses a microcomputer program that was created to simulate the behavior of a computerized "animal" so that students could practice the shaping of behavior. Describes mathematical algorithms that allowed the "animal" to show gradual improvements in directional movements after appropriate shaping. Reports that students were…

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education

An Interactive Classroom Demonstration of Propositional and Analogical Representation.

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Kruschke, John K. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996

Describes a classroom exercise that uses a computer simulation to give students a rat's-eye view of a maze. The students call out instructions for navigating the maze. A follow-up presentation examines two theories of learning that explain why the students' are successful in their second navigating attempt. (MJP)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Restructuring, Comprehension