Handbook of Experimental Psychology: Learning and Cognition v.2
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 21. June 1988
Book
Hardback
1042 pages
978-0-471-04207-5 (ISBN)
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Description
This is a new edition of the established reference and graduate text on experimental psychology. Widely used for over 25 years, this edition has been completely updated and expanded into two volumes; contributors to these works are among the most highly renowned professionals in the field. Volume 1 includes coverage of the physics and retinal physiology of vision; the nature of auditory perception, speech, and emotional patterns; and the latest theories and findings in the area of behavioural genetics. Volume 2 includes studies exploring such topics as the psychobiology of learning and memory; the influences of choice and reinforcement in human behaviour; psycholinguistics; individual variations in cognitive functioning, and much more.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
2041 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-04207-5 (9780471042075)
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Book
03/2002
Wiley
€346.64
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Persons
Editor
Harvard University, USA
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, USA
Harvard University, USA
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Content
Part 1 Perception: Measurement, Scaling, and Psychophysics; Vision: Physics and Retinal Physiology; Vision: Space and Movement; Visual Perception; Physics and Physiology of Hearing; Audition: Psychophysics and Perception; Auditory Perception and Speech; Olfaction; Taste. Part 2 Motivation: The Adaptive-Evolutionary Point of View in Experimental Psychology; Neuropsychology of Motivation: Peptides and Pathways that Define Motivational Systems; Emotions; Behavioural Genetics; Ethology.