The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 49
Subtitle: Advances in Research and Theory
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780080878812
Subjects: Reading comprehension; Short-term memory; Psychology of Learning; Perceptual learning; Memory
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. Volume 49 contains chapters on short-term memory, theory and measurement of working memory capacity limits, development of perceptual grouping in infancy, co-constructing conceptual domains through family conversations and activities, the concrete substrates of abstract rule use, ambiguity, accessibility, and a division of labor for communicative success, and lexical ex.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; The Psychology of Learning and Motivation; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Short-Term Memory: New Data and A Model; Chapter 2: Theory and Measurement of Working Memory Capacity Limits; Chapter 3: What Goes with What? Development of Perceptual Grouping in Infancy; Chapter 4: Co-constructing Conceptual Domains Through Family Conversations and Activities; Chapter 5: The Concrete Substrates of Abstract Rule Use; Chapter 6: Ambiguity, Accessibility, and a Division of Labor for Communicative Success; Chapter 7: Lexical Expertise and Reading Skill; Index.