Paradigm (psychology)

As an experimental paradigm or abbreviated paradigm , a frequently used experimental setup for the investigation of a certain state of affairs is referred to in psychology .

A paradigm produces a typical experimental effect. The change in the experiment, for example by varying the stimuli presented, is used to consider possible deviations from the typical effect. In this way, properties of a certain perceptual or behavioral process can be examined. The task of a paradigm is usually easy to understand. Typical measures taken in psychological paradigms are memory performance, error rate or reaction time.

Well-known paradigms

• Priming paradigm
• Simon paradigm
• Spatial cueing paradigm
• Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm
• Split-span paradigm

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gerd Wenninger: Paradigm. In: Lexicon of Psychology. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, accessed on June 6, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Dirk Wentura, Christian Frings: Cognitive Psychology . Wiesbaden, Springer 2013, ISBN 978-3-531-16697-1 , pp. 44-56 .