Introduction to the Theories of Learning
United States Edition
8th Edition
Published on 5. June 2008
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-13-605772-7 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate and graduate courses in Learning Theory and Learning in departments of psychology and education.
Accessible for undergraduates yet thorough enough for graduate students, this comprehensive text defines learning and shows how the learning process is studied. The text places learning in its historical perspective, giving students an appreciation for the figures and theories that have shaped 100 years of learning theory research.
Accessible for undergraduates yet thorough enough for graduate students, this comprehensive text defines learning and shows how the learning process is studied. The text places learning in its historical perspective, giving students an appreciation for the figures and theories that have shaped 100 years of learning theory research.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
824 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-605772-7 (9780136057727)
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Content
I. INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING.
1. What Is Learning?
2. Approaches to the Study of Learning.
3. Early Notions about Learning.
II. PREDOMINANTLY FUNCTIONALISTIC THEORIES.
4. Edward Lee Thorndike.
5. Burrhus Frederick Skinner.
6. Clark Leonard Hull.
III. PREDOMINANTLY ASSOCIATIONISTIC THEORIES.
7. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.
8. Edwin Ray Guthrie.
9. William Kaye Estes.
IV. PREDOMINANTLY COGNITIVE THEORIES.
10. Gestalt Theory.
11. Jean Piaget.
12. Edward Chace Tolman.
13. Albert Bandura.
V. A PREDOMINANTLY NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY.
14. Donald Olding Hebb.
VI. AN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY.
15. Robert C. Bolles and Evolutionary Psychology.
VII. SOME FINAL THOUGHTS.
16. A Final Word.
17. Glossary
18. References
19. Name Index
20. Subject Index
1. What Is Learning?
2. Approaches to the Study of Learning.
3. Early Notions about Learning.
II. PREDOMINANTLY FUNCTIONALISTIC THEORIES.
4. Edward Lee Thorndike.
5. Burrhus Frederick Skinner.
6. Clark Leonard Hull.
III. PREDOMINANTLY ASSOCIATIONISTIC THEORIES.
7. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.
8. Edwin Ray Guthrie.
9. William Kaye Estes.
IV. PREDOMINANTLY COGNITIVE THEORIES.
10. Gestalt Theory.
11. Jean Piaget.
12. Edward Chace Tolman.
13. Albert Bandura.
V. A PREDOMINANTLY NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY.
14. Donald Olding Hebb.
VI. AN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY.
15. Robert C. Bolles and Evolutionary Psychology.
VII. SOME FINAL THOUGHTS.
16. A Final Word.
17. Glossary
18. References
19. Name Index
20. Subject Index