Learning

Principles and Applications

Stephen B. Klein

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781544323664
• eBook ISBN: 9781544323640
• Edition: 8
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
• Index: Psychology

Learning: Principles and Applications provides students a current, comprehensive, and engaging introduction to the psychology of learning. Praised for its easy-to-read style and presentation of important contributions of both human and nonhuman animal research, the text helps readers understand the process of learning with coverage of classic experiments, contemporary research, real-world examples, applications, chapter-opening vignettes, and critical thinking questions. The Eighth Edition features expanded sections on theories of conditioning, a streamlined organization through two separate chapters on memory storage and retrieval, and enhanced pedagogy to better connect the material to the everyday lives of students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• 1 An Introduction to Learning
• 2 The Modification of Instinctive Behavior
• 3 Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning
• 4 Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning
• 5 Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning
• 6 Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning
• 7 Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning
• 8 Biological Influences on Learning
• 9 Traditional Learning Theories
• 10 Stimulus Control of Behavior
• 11 Cognitive Control of Behavior
• 12 The Storage of Our Experiences
• 13 Memory retrieval and forgetting
• Glossary
• References
• Author Index
• Index