Electrical with zero
reset- to demonstrate the phenomenon of trial and error of acquiring a new
motor skill. It consists of a mirror drawing box, impulse counter and stylus.
The wooden box has a metallic plate with a star pattern grooved in the middle.
Over the metallic plate is hinged a screen and the inside of the lid of the box
of the carries a mirror. The box is connected to the mains and the error
counter ant the stylus operates through the mirrors.
The screen is placed in such
a position that the subject is unable to see directly the star pattern but can
see the image in the mirror. The subject is asked to move the stylus in between
the grooved star is such a way that it does not touch the metallic part, while
looking at the image in the mirror. Whenever the stylus touches the metallic
parts the circuit is closed and an error is counted along with a buzzer sound.