Software Reviews : LABORATORY IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING,Version 3.3 Reviewed by David E. Anderson,Allegheny College Publisher: CONDUIT,University of Iowa,Oakdale Campus,Iowa City,IA 52242 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: one student guide,one instructor's guide,and software on two diskettes (one copy-protected original and one back-up) Price: $70.00;additional student guides $4.00 each Availability: Apple Apple II +,Apple IIe,or Apple lIc;Applesoft in ROM;48K;one 5-1/4-inch disk drive Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

LABORATORY IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING is a well-written collection of four computer simulations in classical or Pavlovian conditioning, including salivary conditioning, suppression ratio, blocking effect, and taste aversion. Students design and execute experiments by choosing values for a series of independent variables. Generated data is similar to that obtained from real animal subjects. The software should provide a means of introducing students to the procedures and findings of classical conditioning as well as to basic research design.