Schultheis Holger, Thorwart Anna, Lachnit Harald
Department of Informatics, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
Behav Res Methods. 2008 May;40(2):435-41. doi: 10.3758/brm.40.2.435.
A recent proposal for an elemental account of associative learning phenomena is the replaced-elements model (REM) put forward by Wagner (2003). Although the ideas underlying this model are comparatively simple, implementation of the model is rather complex. In this article, we present Rapid-REM, a MATLAB simulator of Wagner's model. Rapid-REM features a graphical user interface for manipulating all essential parameter values and for control of the simulation process, graphical visualization of the simulation course and the results, and the alternative possibility of simulating the replaced-elements model as it was originally proposed (Wagner & Brandon, 2001). Rapid-REM is available free of charge from www.staff.uni-marburg.de/(tilde)lachnit/Rapid-REM/. This simulator makes it easy to derive predictions for REM and evaluate them, and it will therefore facilitate insights into the mechanisms of associative learning.
最近，瓦格纳（2003年）提出的替代元素模型（REM）是对联想学习现象进行基本解释的一个提议。尽管该模型背后的思想相对简单，但其实现却相当复杂。在本文中，我们介绍了Rapid-REM，这是一个用于模拟瓦格纳模型的MATLAB模拟器。Rapid-REM具有图形用户界面，用于操纵所有基本参数值并控制模拟过程，对模拟过程和结果进行图形可视化，以及模拟最初提出的替代元素模型（瓦格纳和布兰登，2001年）的另一种可能性。可从www.staff.uni-marburg.de/(tilde)lachnit/Rapid-REM/免费获取Rapid-REM。这个模拟器使我们能够轻松地得出REM的预测并对其进行评估，因此将有助于深入了解联想学习的机制。
