Reinforcement and Behavior
About this book
Reinforcement and Behavior brings together research findings and views of a number of investigators on the principles of learning and reinforcement. Their work has challenged the more traditional interpretations of the nature of the reinforcement process. Within the book, the chapters are organized from a molar level of analysis to a molecular one, not only to reflect the diversity of strategies that are being brought to bear on the problem, but also to show that the research on the nature of reinforcement transcends lines of scientific disciplines and that many different levels of analysis contribute to our understanding of the phenomenon. The first and last chapters give historical perspective to the remainder of the book by reviewing the contributions of a number of individuals who have dealt with the problem in their own work and by pointing out some of the major issues on the molar level that are still unresolved. The remaining chapters can be roughly divided into two categories. One examines the consequences of rewards on behavior in order to specify the limits of their operations and the variables which predispose organisms to be responsive to the consequences of rewards. The other deals with the neural mechanisms which underlie reinforcement and learning.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Reinforcement and Behavior
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contribotors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Historical Introdoction to the Problem of Reinforcement
- Chapter 2. Reinforcement- "The One Ring"
- Chapter 3. Reinforcement in Human Learning
- Chapter 4. Reward and Reinforcementin Selective Learning: Considerations with Respect to a Mathematical Model of Learning
- Chapter 5. On Some Boundary Conditions of Contrast
- Chapter 6. Activity, Reactivity,and the Behavior-Directing Properties of Stimuli
- Chapter 7. The Reward-Valne of Indifferent Stimulation
- Chapter 8. Taste Preference and Reinforcement
- Chapter 9. The Hypothalamus and Motivated Behavior
- Chapter 10. Brain-Acetylcholine and Inhibition
- Chapter 11. Chemistry of Purposive Behavior
- Chapter 12. Plasticity in Aplysía Nenrons and Some Simple Neuronal Models of Learning
- Chapter 13. Current Status and Future Directions
- Author Index
- Subject Index