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<b><font face="Verdana"><font color="#000099">Sniffy</font></font></b></h1></center>

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<td><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1><i>Sniffy:&nbsp; The Virtual Rat</i>
is a demonstration program for the basic principles of reinforcement theory
written by Krames, Graham and Alloway (1995).&nbsp; If you plan to do any
studies in behavior modification or reinforcement theory, it is an excellent
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<blockquote><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>Sniffy is a normal happy
rat.&nbsp; He is naive.&nbsp; The idea is to teach Sniffy to press a bar.&nbsp;
While doing so, Sniffy will teach you about using reinforcers properly
to get the maximum effect.&nbsp; Topics covered include:</font></font>
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<blockquote><font face="Verdana">Magazine Training</font>
<br><font face="Verdana">Baselines</font>
<br><font face="Verdana">Successive Approximation</font>
<br><font face="Verdana">Schedules of Reinforcement</font>
<br><font face="Verdana">Time Outs</font>
<br><font face="Verdana">Extinction</font>
<br><font face="Verdana">Cumulative Records</font>
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<font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>In the book, you will find instructions
for using the program, a brief overview of the basic principles of reinforcment,
and exercises to give you something to teach Sniffy.&nbsp; It takes patience
and close attention to detail, but you will begin to understand the complexities
of teaching a child to make their bed.</font></font>
<p><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>There is a section at the back of
the documentation where you can get a taste of the computer commands used
to create Sniffy's responses.&nbsp; It is interesting to see the relationship
between the computer commands and the theory they express.</font></font>
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<div align=right><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1>&nbsp;A demonstration
of <i>Sniffy
</i>can be found at Wadsworth --</font></font>
<br><font face="Verdana"><font size=-1><a href="http://psychology.wadsworth.com/sniffy/">http://psychology.wadsworth.com/sniffy/</a></font></font></div>

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<font face="Verdana"><font color="#666666"><font size=-2>&copy; Marilyn
Shea, November 1999</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Verdana"><font color="#666666"><font size=-2>Department
of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Verdana"><font color="#666666"><font size=-2>Images of
Sniffy captured from <u>Sniffy:&nbsp; The Virtual Rat</u>, version 4.5</font></font></font>
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