Categories of Human Learning

Arthur W. Melton

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781483231457
• eBook ISBN: 9781483258379
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Categories of Human Learning covers the papers presented at the Symposium on the Psychology of Human Learning, held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on January 31 and February 1, 1962. The book focuses on the different classifications of human learning. The selection first offers information on classical and operant conditioning and the categories of learning and the problem of definition. Discussions focus on classical and instrumental conditioning and the nature of reinforcement; comparability of the forms of human learning; conditioning experiments with human subjects; and subclasses of classical and instrumental conditioning. The text then takes a look at the representativeness of rote verbal learning and centrality of verbal learning. The publication ponders on probability learning, evaluation of stimulus sampling theory, and short-term memory and incidental learning. Topics include short-term retention, stimulus variation experiments, reinforcement schedules and mean response, systematic interpretations, and methodological approaches. The book then examines the behavioral effects of instruction to learning, verbalizations and concepts, and the generality of research on transfer functions. The selection is highly recommended for psychologists and educators wanting to conduct studies on the categories of human learning.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Categories of Human Learning
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Classical and Operant Conditioning
• Chapter 2. Categories of Learning and the Problem of Definition
• Chapter 3. The Representativeness of Rote Verbal Learning
• Chapter 4. The Centrality of Verbal Learning
• Chapter 5. Probability Learning
• Chapter 6. An Evaluation of Stimulus Sampling Theory
• Chapter 7. Short-Term Memory and Incidental Learning
• Chapter 8. Behavioral Effects of Instruction to learn: COMMENTS ON PROFESSOR POSTMAN'S PAPER
• Chapter 9. The Concept of the Concept
• Chapter 10. On Verbalizations and Concepts: COMMENTS ON PROFESSOR KENDLER'S PAPER
• Chapter 11. Perceptual-Motor Skill Learning
• Chapter 12. The Generality of Research on Transfer Functions: COMMENTS ON PROFESSOR FITTS' PAPER
• Chapter 13. Problem Solving
• Chapter 14. Learning and Problem Solving: COMMENTS ON PROFESSOR GAGNÉ'S PAPER
• Chapter 15. The Taxonomy of Human Learning: Overview
• Author Index
• Subject Index