paradigm

(noun)

An example serving as a model or pattern; a template, as for an experiment.

Related Terms

  • shaping
  • successive approximation

Examples of paradigm in the following topics:

  • Personality Characteristics Beneficial to Change

    • A classic optimist paradigm states that an optimist will view a glass of water to be half full while a pessimist will view the same glass to be half empty.
  • Genetic Basis of Intelligence and Learning

    • Although the field is young, it is expected that with new technologies and new ways in which to observe learning, the paradigms of what students need and how students learn best will be further refined with actual scientific evidence.
  • Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning

    • Shaping is the conditioning paradigm of an experiment.
  • Memory Retrieval: Recognition and Recall

    • It is another commonly studied paradigm in memory research.
  • Memory Distortions and Biases

    • These types of intrusion errors often follow what are known as the DRM Paradigm effects, in which the incorrectly recalled items are often thematically related to the study list one is attempting to recall from.
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