Department of Psychology  |  Middle Tennessee State University

Advancing the science of learning

“That there could be a science of behavior,
of what we do,
of who we are?

How could you resist that?”

— Donald M. Baer in Heward & Wood (2003, p. 302)
About the lab

Putting Learners First.

Understanding How They Learn.

Every learner experiences the world differently. In the Stimulus Control & Acquisition Research (STAR) Lab, we study how the stimuli in a learner's environment—and the ways they attend to those stimuli—influence learning and behavior. By understanding these interactions, we can develop instructional practices that are effective, individualized, and meaningful in real-world contexts.

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