Rescorla-Wagner Learning Demo

Covers the fundamental principles of how we acquire new information and store it for later retrieval. Rescorla-Wagner Learning Demo turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

Covers the fundamental principles of how we acquire new information and store it for later retrieval. It focuses on Classical Conditioning, Instrumental Conditioning, Encoding, Storage, Retrieval from the “Learning and Memory” section.

The “Salience (α) 0.50”, “Learning Rate (β) 0.30”, “Max Strength (λ) 100” sliders change the key inputs; the “+ Next Trial”, “Reset” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

Psychology as Science provides a comprehensive exploration of the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. The course bridges the gap between biological foundations—such as neuroanatomy and genetics—and… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Learning and Memory” section. Open the full Psychology as Science course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/psychology-as-science-97871b29-599c-4d8f-b94b-7ee51ee9041c for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Classical Conditioning, Instrumental Conditioning, Encoding, Storage, Retrieval — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Psychology as Science alone.