Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Volume 41
Advances in Research and Theory
Published on 18. June 2002
Book
Hardback
372 pages
978-0-12-543341-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work. Volume 41 includes in its coverage chapters on multimedia learning, brain imaging, and memory, among others.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the Series"A remarkable number of landmark papers... An important collection of theory and data." --CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Researchers and academics in cognitive science.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-543341-9 (9780125433419)
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Person
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.
Content
Contributors.
D.L. Medin, N. Ross, S. Atran, R.C. Burnett, and S.V. Blok, Categorization and Reasoning in Relation to Culture and Expertise.
T.K. Landauer, On the Computational Basis of Learning and Cognition: Arguments from LSA.
R.E. Mayer, Multimedia Learning.
T.J. Palmeri and M.A. Flanery, Memory Systems and Perceptual Categorization.
R.A. Carlson, Conscious Intentions in the Control of Skilled Mental Activity.
M.A. Conway, C.W. Pleydell-Pearce, S. Whitecross, and H. Sharpe, Brain Imaging Autobiographical Memory.
C.M. Seifert, The Continued Influence of Misinformation in Memory: What Makes a Correction Effective?
C.M. Kelley and M.G. Rhodes, Making Sense and Nonsense of Experience: Attributions in Memory and Judgment.
N.R. Brown, Real-World Estimation: Estimation Modes and Seeding Effects.
Index.
Contents of Recent Volumes.
D.L. Medin, N. Ross, S. Atran, R.C. Burnett, and S.V. Blok, Categorization and Reasoning in Relation to Culture and Expertise.
T.K. Landauer, On the Computational Basis of Learning and Cognition: Arguments from LSA.
R.E. Mayer, Multimedia Learning.
T.J. Palmeri and M.A. Flanery, Memory Systems and Perceptual Categorization.
R.A. Carlson, Conscious Intentions in the Control of Skilled Mental Activity.
M.A. Conway, C.W. Pleydell-Pearce, S. Whitecross, and H. Sharpe, Brain Imaging Autobiographical Memory.
C.M. Seifert, The Continued Influence of Misinformation in Memory: What Makes a Correction Effective?
C.M. Kelley and M.G. Rhodes, Making Sense and Nonsense of Experience: Attributions in Memory and Judgment.
N.R. Brown, Real-World Estimation: Estimation Modes and Seeding Effects.
Index.
Contents of Recent Volumes.