Contemporary Learning Theory and Research
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Hardback
652 pages
978-0-07-063117-5 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on research from the conditioning of animal subjects, this text examines basic learning processes. The focus is cognitive, stressing the way in which knowledge is represented, information processed and stored, and decisions made. The ecological relevance of learning is also discussed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-063117-5 (9780070631175)
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Content
Historical background to the study of learning; science, psychology and the study of learning; basic procedures in Pavlovian (classical) conditioning; variable that affect classical conditioning; classical conditioning phenomena; theoretical perspectives in classical conditioning; conditioning of biologically adaptive states; basic procedures in instrumental (operant) conditioning; variables that affect instrumental conditioning; instrumental conditioning phenomena; theoretical perspectives in instrumental conditioning; adaptive specializations in learning; generalization and discrimination; memory; complex cognitive functioning.