
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Volume 54
Advances in Research and Theory
Academic Press
Published on 1. April 2011
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Hardback
320 pages
978-0-12-385527-5 (ISBN)
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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter thoughtfully integrates the writings of leading contributors, who present and discuss significant bodies of research relevant to their discipline. Volume 51 includes chapters on such varied topics as emotion and memory interference, electrophysiology, mathematical cognition, and reader participation in narrative.
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Praise for the Series"A remarkable number of landmark papers... An important collection of theory and data." --CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Researchers and students in cognitive psychology
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-385527-5 (9780123855275)
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Brian H. Ross is a Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research areas have included problem solving, complex learning, categorization, reasoning, memory, and mathematical modeling. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Ross has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and co-author of a textbook, Cognitive Psychology. He has held temporary leadership positions on the University of Illinois campus as Department Head of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ross has degrees from Brown University (B.S., Honors in Psychology), Rutgers University (M.S. in Mathematical Statistics), Yale University (M.S. in Psychology), and Stanford University (PhD.). Ross has been Editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation since 2000.
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Hierarchical control of cognitive processes: The case for skilled typewriting
Gordon D. Logan and Matthew J. C. Crump
Cognitive Distraction while Multi-tasking in the Automobile
David L. Strayer, Jason M. Watson and Frank A. Drews
Psychological research on joint action: Theory and data
Guenther Knoblich, Stephen Butterfill, & Natalie Sebanz
Self-regulated Learning and the Allocation of Study Time
John Dunlosky & Robert Ariel
The Development of Categorization
Vladimir M. Sloutsky and Anna V. Fisher
Systems of category learning: fact or fantasy?
Ben R. Newell, John C. Dunn, Michael Kalish
Abstract Concepts: Sensory-motor Grounding, Metaphors, and Beyond
Diane Pecher, Inge Boot, & Saskia Van Dantzig
Thematic thinking: The apprehension and consequences of thematic relations
Zachary Estes, Sabrina Golonka, and Lara L. Jones
Gordon D. Logan and Matthew J. C. Crump
Cognitive Distraction while Multi-tasking in the Automobile
David L. Strayer, Jason M. Watson and Frank A. Drews
Psychological research on joint action: Theory and data
Guenther Knoblich, Stephen Butterfill, & Natalie Sebanz
Self-regulated Learning and the Allocation of Study Time
John Dunlosky & Robert Ariel
The Development of Categorization
Vladimir M. Sloutsky and Anna V. Fisher
Systems of category learning: fact or fantasy?
Ben R. Newell, John C. Dunn, Michael Kalish
Abstract Concepts: Sensory-motor Grounding, Metaphors, and Beyond
Diane Pecher, Inge Boot, & Saskia Van Dantzig
Thematic thinking: The apprehension and consequences of thematic relations
Zachary Estes, Sabrina Golonka, and Lara L. Jones