Psychology of Learning and Motivation
Academic Press
Published on 15. November 1976
246 pages
978-0-08-086361-0 (ISBN)
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation
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- Front Cover
- The Psychology of Learning and Motivation
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Contents of Previous Volumes
- CHAPTER 1. SOME FUNCTIONS OF MEMORY IN PROBABILITY LEARNING AND CHOICE BEHAVIOR
- I. Introduction
- II. An Observation-Transfer Paradigm for the Study of Predictive Behavior
- III. The Informational Basis of Predictive Behavior
- IV. Theoretical Interpretation of Probability Learning Series
- V. Differential Reward Learning Relative to Values of Reward Sets
- VI. Theoretical Interpretation of the Differential Reward Series
- VII. General Discussion
- References
- CHAPTER 2. REPETITION AND MEMORY
- I. Introduction
- II. The Representation of Frequency
- III. The Spacing Effect
- IV. Repetitive and Retrieval
- References
- CHAPTER 3. TOWARD A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING LEARNING
- I. The Place of Novelty
- II. Toward a Stage Setting Metaphor of the Effects of Past Experiences
- III. Stage Setting and the Problem of Learning
- IV. Overall Summary and Conclusions
- References
- CHAPTER 4. ECONOMIC DEMAND THEORY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CHOICE
- I. Introduction
- II. The Purpose of the Experiments
- III. Experiments on Substitutability: Procedure and Results
- IV. Experiments on Substitutability: Discussion
- V. Summary
- References
- CHAPTER 5. SELF-PUNITIVE BEHAVIOR
- I. Introduction
- II. Self-Punitive Behavior
- III. Experimental Evaluation of the Discrimination-Expectancy Account
- IV. Effect of the Punishment
- V. Empirical Constraints
- VI. Conclusions
- VII. Implications for Punishment Theory and Research
- VIII. Generalizations
- References
- CHAPTER 6. REWARD VARIABLES IN INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING: A THEORY
- I. Introduction
- II. Basic Theoretical Formulation
- III. Implications of the Theory
- IV. General Discussion
- References
- Subject Index
