Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro, Version 3.0 (with CD-ROM) (PSY 361 Learning)

Its not a particularly interesting simulation, but it gets the job done. Sniffy is just a virtual mouse that never gets full that you can run the gambit of classical & operant conditioning experiments on. It can be a lot of fun when accompanied by the manual. Kinda buggy, but only when you start really messing around with it. Good for class. Makes you want a real rat in the end! Beware! (:

Disk worked fine, but learned absolutely nothing from this text.

I didn't realize that it was the Lite version, so I technically ordered the wrong one, but my instructor worked with me on that. It is a great textbook and the CD-ROM is pretty cool. Getting Sniffy to push the lever down through Operant Conditioning makes the user feel like an unbeatable champ!

Use it every year in my classes. Still a wonderful program after all these years. Sniffy engages, and frustrates, my students in equal measure. A great intro before you let the real rats into the lab.

If you want to learn the in-depth concepts behind classical and operant conditioning, and you truly want to understand how it works, then this book is a good resource. If you need it for a class, it works very well for learning. However, it is a program manual with a few paragraphs of descriptions, and it is sometimes difficult to understand. If you can work it and get it, then it is wonderful. If programs confuse you, then GOOD LUCK!

I purchased this book new and it of course came with a CD as stated. If you purchase the book used you may or may not get the CD with it so buyer beware. Overall this was an excellent book/program to learn operant conditioning without the headache of "live" rats. Teaching Sniffy to do certain things was immensely fun and I found myself playing around outside of the normal trials from the book. When purchasing the book make sure to check with your instructor on whether or not you can use the Lite Version or if you need the full Pro version. Most instructors use the Pro Version 3.0 at this time. I plan on keeping the book and software to play around with once school is over. If you are looking to buy the book used, just make sure the CD is included. One good thing about the software is it does not utilize a key so you can use a used copy without any issues. Also as a tip, you will need to load the software onto the computer you will be using for your experiments. Several people in my class thought they could take it to the library and run the program from the CD but this is not the case. The program, once loaded, will run from the computer itself.

The product name AND description makes it sound like the book comes with the CD. Note to anyone who buys this: THE USED BOOKS DO NOT COME WITH THE CD!!! The book is USELESS without the CD and you will have to buy an entirely NEW BOOK to get the CD! Save yourself and hassle and just buy the new one the first time. I would never recommend this used product. Completely useless.

I purchased Sniffy for one of my undergraduate psychology classes. It arrived promptly, was packaged securely and therefore undamaged and allowed me to complete my assignments for class without any problems. The software was relatively easy to use and the book provided good instructions. I would definitely recommend this for anyone studying psychology who does not have accesses to an actual laboratory setting.

Great condition and CD.

This was a required purchase for one of my psychology classes, due to the university moving away from real rats. And I have to say... Sniffy is NOT a good substitute. Real rats are blindingly intelligent and Sniffy was simply awful to deal with. I understand why the university wanted to follow the replacement principle of animal ethics but I think most of the class ended up just clicking the buttons we were told to in order to generate a graph, and when the parts came up where we were supposed to shape Sniffy’s behaviour, we all gave up and skipped those questions.It’s been literal years since I had to use this program but I can still clearly remember how awful Sniffy was. Now I’m working with real rats and the contrast is night and day. Hell, shaping mouse behaviour is easier.

I needed this book right away for class and it came so fast! A bit overpriced but I was desperate. Perfect quality too

The book was over a day late, and the title states that the book came with a CD ROM, but it actually didn't. needless to say I am not very happy, normally I have pretty good chances with amazon and its users, however this time it was garbage.