Psychology of Learning and Motivation
Academic Press
Published on 26. January 1990
355 pages
978-0-08-086375-7 (ISBN)
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation
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- Cover
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Dimensional Mnemonics
- I. Introduction
- II. Dichotomies and Dissociations
- III. Working Memory and Reference Memory
- IV. Evolutionary Pressure for Independent Memory Systems
- V. Consequences of 'Taxonomic Decisions
- VI. Other Dimensional Analyses
- VII. One Central Processing Unit or Multiple Dedicated Units?
- VIII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 2. Memory Processing By Pigeons Monkeys, And People
- I. Introduction
- II. Serial Probe Recognition
- III. Animals Can Adopt Different Memory Strategies
- IV. Monkey Same-Different and SPR Performance with Auditory Stimuli
- V. Pigeon and Monkey Same-Different and SPR Acquisition Compared
- VI. Probe Delay Effects on the Serial Position Function
- VII. Rehearsal Processes in List Memory Experiments
- VIII. Evidence against Rehearsal Involvement in Serial Position Effects
- IX. Concluding Comment
- References
- Chapter 3. Short-Term Memory For Associations
- I. Introduction
- II. Experiments
- III. Convolution-Correlation Model
- IV. Previous Studies
- V. The Nature of Associative Information
- References
- Chapter 4. Catastrophic Interference In Connectionist Networks: The Sequential Learning Problem
- I. Introduction
- II. Sequential Learning and Interference
- III. Network Architecture and Learning Procedures
- IV. Arithmetic Facts
- V. Retroactive Interference
- VI. Generality of the Interference Problem
- VII. Why Does New Learning Disrupt Old Knowledge?
- VIII. Possible Solutions
- IX. Implications and Future Directions
- X. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 5. Fear, Stimulus Feedback, And Stressor Controllability
- I. Introduction
- II. Controllability Is Mimicked by Feedback Stimuli
- III. Issues Raised by Feedback Findings
- IV. Do Feedback Effects Depend upon Conditioned Inhibition?
- V. Is the Influence of Control Reducible to That of Feedback?
- VI. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Semantic Context Effects On Visual Word Processing: A Hybrid Prospective-Retrospective Processing Theory
- I. Introduction
- II. Retrospective versus Prospective Accounts of DMTS and Semantic Priming: When Intuitions Produce Divergent Accounts of Conceptually Similar Paradigms
- III. A Hybrid Prospective-Retrospective Theory of Semantic Priming
- IV. Overall Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7. Network Structures In Proximity Data
- I. Introduction
- II. Pathfinder Networks
- III. Applications of Pathfinder Networks
- IV. Discussion and Future Lines of Investigation
- References
- Chapter 8. Individual Differences In Attention
- I. Introduction
- II. Review of Previous Studies
- III. Studies of Attention Switching
- IV. Studies of Information Integration
- V. General Discussion
- References
- Chapter 9. Type A Behavior: A Social Cognition Motivational Perspective
- I. The Cognitive Motivational Approach
- II. Quality of Life in Type A Individuals
- III. Explaining the Type A Lifestyle
- IV. Empirical Investigations of the Self-Worth Type A Model
- V. Results
- VI. Concluding Comments
- References
- Index
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