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The instructional power of experimental models was recognized by the significant effort directed toward the development of EXPER SIM at several institutions. Owing to a number of factors, interest in these tools appeared to wane. The price/performance characteristics of some new microcomputers suggested that a rekindling of interest in the use of modeling as an inquiry/problem solving tool could possibly be achieved if the large timesharing versions could be successfully migrated to one or more popular micros. We have partially achieved these objectives, having both transported EXPER SIM to the LSI-11 computer and developed, tested, documented, and evaluated many new models in sensory, personality, and social psychology and psychobiology. In addition, we have begun devising techniques to migrate a version to the Apple II and III microcomputers.
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Work on this project was supported by a CAUSE grant from the National Science Foundation (SER 78-06025) to the first author. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the Foundation.
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Levy, C.M., Durnin, M.W. Modeling on microcomputers. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 13, 201–203 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03207934
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