Creates randomized training blocks for Experiment 1 in Medin et
al. (1987), in a format that is suitable for slpALCOVE
,
slpSUSTAIN
, and other models that use either of those
input-representation formats.
medin87train(blocks = 2, subjs = 2, seed = 7649, missing = 'pad')
Number of simulated participants to run.
Number of blocks to generate. The ten trial types are randomized within each block.
Set random seed.
If set to 'geo', output missing dimension flags (see below). If set to 'pad', use the padded stimulus representation format of slpSUSTAIN.
R by C matrix, where each row is one trial, and the columns contain model input.
A matrix is produced, with one row for each trial, and with the following columns:
ctrl
- Set to 4 on the first trial for each participant - 4 resets
the model to the initial state and does unsupervised learning afterwards.
Set to 3 for unsupervised trials - normal unsupervised learning
trial.
blk
- Training block.
stim
- Stimulus number, ranging from 1 to 10. The numbering scheme
is the same as in Medin et al. (1987, Fig. 1).
x1, x2, …
- input representation. Where
missing='geo'
, x1, x2, and x3 are returned, each set at 1 or
0. This is the binary dimensional representation required by models
such as slpALCOVE, where e.g. x2 is the value on the second
dimension. Where missing='pad'
, w1, w2, x1, x2, y1, y2, z1,
z2, are returned. This is the padded represenation required by
models such as slpSUSTAIN; e.g. y1 and y2 represent the two possible
values on dimension 3, so if y1 is black, y2 is white, and the
stimulus is white, then [y1, y2] = [0, 1].
Although the trial ordering is random, a random seed is used, so multiple calls of this function with the same parameters should produce the same output. This is usually desirable for reproducibility and stability of non-linear optimization. To get a different order, use the seed argument to set a different seed.
Medin, D. L., Wattenmaker, W. D., & Hampson, S. E. (1987). Family resemblance, conceptual cohesiveness, and category construction. Cognitive Psychology, 19(2), 242<U+2013>279.