HMS: A MATLAB simulator of the Harris model of associative learning

Harris (2006) recently proposed a new elemental model of the processes involved in associative learning. Although Harris explicated all relevant mathematical and conceptual details of the model in his article, implementing a computer simulation of his model requires considerable programming expertis...

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Published in:Behavior research methods 2008-05, Vol.40 (2), p.442-449
Main Authors: Schultheis, Holger, Thorwart, Anna, Lachnit, Harald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Association Learning
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Computer Simulation
Discrimination (Psychology)
Humans
Learning
Models, Neurological
Models, Psychological
Programming Languages
Psychology
Psychology, Experimental - methods
Software Validation
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:Harris (2006) recently proposed a new elemental model of the processes involved in associative learning. Although Harris explicated all relevant mathematical and conceptual details of the model in his article, implementing a computer simulation of his model requires considerable programming expertise and work. We therefore present the Harris model simulator (HMS), a MATLAB simulator of Harris’s model. HMS provides a graphical user interface for manipulating all essential parameter values and for controlling the simulation process, the graphical visualization of the simulation course, and the numerical results. HMS is available free of charge from www.staff.uni-marburg.de/≈lachnit/harris/. HMS allows researchers to easily derive and evaluate predictions for the Harris model, and it will therefore facilitate insights into the mechanisms of associative learning.
ISSN:1554-351X
1554-3528
DOI:10.3758/BRM.40.2.442