Learning
Subtitle: principles and applications
By: Stephen B. Klein
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE Publications, Inc; Brand: SAGE Publications, Inc
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9781412987349
Subjects: Conditioned response; Learning
Description: "Known for its scholarship and easy-to-read style and format, Klein: Learning: Principles and Applications, Sixth Edition shows students the relevance of basic learning processes through real-world examples, vignettes, critical thinking questions, and applications. Over the past editions, this text has received unending praise for its accessible and thorough coverage of both classic and current studies of animal and human research. Concepts and theories are introduced within the framework of highly effective pedagogical elements, such as: chapter-opening vignettes, "Before You Go On" checkpoints, application boxes, chapter summaries, and more. In this new edition, the content has been updated and reorganized to reflect changes in the field and the pedagogical features have been strengthened and highlighted to continue to help students better comprehend the subject matter"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1; title: An Introduction to Learning The Gift of Knowledge A Definition of Learning Functionalism Behaviorism The Ethics of Conducting ResearchChapter 2; title: Traditional Learning Theories The Oldies but Goodies Traditional Learning Theories Hull's Drive Theory Spence's Acquired Motive Approach Guthrie's Contiguity View Tolman's Purposive Behaviorism Skinner's Behavioristic MethodologyChapter 3; title: The Modification of Instinctive Behavior Do You Have a Light? The Instinctive Basis of Behavior Habituation and Sensitization Opponent-Process TheoryChapter 4; title: Principles and Applications of Classical Conditioning A Lingering Fear Principles of Classical Conditioning Applications of Classical ConditioningChapter 5; title: Theories of Classical Conditioning He Never Saw It Coming The Nature of the Conditioned Response The Nature of the Classical Conditioning ProcessChapter 6; title: and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning A Loss of Control Principles of Appetitive Conditioning Applications of Appetitive Conditioning Contingency Management The Implementation of the Contingency Management ProgramChapter 7; title: Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning A Good Whipping Principles of Aversive Conditioning Applications of Aversive ConditioningChapter 8; title: Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning A Lack of Control Theories of Appetitive Conditioning The Pain of Failure Theories of Aversive LearningChapter 9; title: Biological Influences on Learning A Nauseating Experience Generality of the Laws of Learning A Behavior Systems Approach Animal Misbehavior Schedule-Induced Behavior Flavor-Aversion Learning Imprinting The Avoidance of Aversive Events The Biology of ReinforcementChapter 10; title: Stimulus Control of Behavior A Case of Mistaken Identity The Generalization Process Discrimination LearningChapter 11; title: Cognitive Control of Behavior The Insurmountable Barrier Tolman's Purposive Behaviorism The Concept of an Expectation A Cognitive View of Depression A Cognitive View of Phobic BehaviorChapter 12; title: Complex Learning Tasks A Day at the Beach Concept Learning Problem Solving LanguageChapter 13; title: The Storage of Our Experiences A Fleeting Experience Measures of Memory A Three-Stage View of Memory Storage Sensory Register Short-Term Store A Rehearsal Systems Approach Long-Term StoreChapter 14; title: Memory Retrieval and Forgetting A Look Into the Past Memory Retrieval Forgetting Anatomical Basis of Memory Retrieval Application: Mnemonics.