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Assignment
#: 8 |
Type:
Activities & Experiments |
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# 8 -- Learning Activities |

Most of these experiments require sound. Some
questions will state to answer the questions at the end of the
experiment. Write down the questions before
closing the experiment.

ANAGRAMS
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How did you score? Tell me about
your anagrams experience. Did your performance increase over
time?
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Answer the questions at the end of the
experiment. I do not want to influence the experiment by
presenting the questions here.

YOUR
TURN TO BE THE RAT IN THE MAZE
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Record the number of moves for each
attempt. Start with the simple maze and then proceed to
the advanced maze.
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What strategies did you use to
improve your score?
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You do not have to
complete the worksheet found at this site.

KEYBOARD
DESIGN
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Would you want to spend the time to
relearn how to type so that you would gain some increase in efficiency?
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What would be the advantages and
disadvantages of the ABCDEF arrangement?

NATURAL
MOTION
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What is the Phi Phenomenon?

TARGET
PRACTICE I (requires careful listening)
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Copy and present your results. Note that RT
stands for Response Time.
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Were you able to identify the dangerous
bugs and spray them quickly? How would you interpret your results?
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What is stimulus generalization and how
did it apply to you in this exercise?

TARGET
PRACTICE II (requires careful listening)
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Copy and present your results.
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What is stimulus discrimination?
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Did your results show that you learned to
discriminate between the locals and mutants?
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How would you use this stimulus
discrimination to learn more about the visual capabilities of a rat?

POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT
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Read the positive reinforcement examples
and proceed to the exercise at the BOTTOM of the page. (Use Frames
Exercise)
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What is positive reinforcement?
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How did you score?

LEARNING
THROUGH HABITUATION
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What is habituation?
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What habituations are you experiencing?


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