A New Experimental Method for Generating Locus of Control using a Wooden Labyrinth

Riley, Katherine E.; Sullivan, Maureen; Abramson, Charles I.

doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.166.172

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“…The maze exercise uses the wooden labyrinth to investigate, for example, gender differences in performance and, with the addition of physiological measures, changes in heart rate as the student negotiates the labyrinth (Baskin et al, 2013). We have also found that the labyrinth is an excellent tool to generate locus of control in the classroom (Riley et al, 2017).…”

Section: New Learning Exercises: Human and Planarian Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Flatworms to Humans: Demonstration of Learning Principles Using Activities Developed by the Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology – Additional Exercises

Abramson¹

2020

IJCP

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Since the mid-1990s, the Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology at Oklahoma State University has developed a number of exercises appropriate for classroom use to demonstrate principles of learning and other forms of behavior. These activities have primarily focused on the use of invertebrates such as planarians, houseflies, earthworms, and honey bees. We have also developed exercises using fish based on an inexpensive apparatus called the “Fish Stick.” Other exercises to be discussed are “Salivary Conditioning in Humans;” “Project “Petscope” which turns local pet stores into animal behavior research centers; “Prey Preferences in Snakes”; and “Correspondence in the Classroom” which helps students learn to write letters to scientists in the field of learning research. These various teaching activities are summarized, and the advantages and limitations are discussed. Additional material developed since 2011 is included. This material includes a low cost microcontroller, history of comparative psychology projects, and additional animal exercises.

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Section: New Learning Exercises: Human and Planarian Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%