Theories of learning
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Theories of learning
（Century psychology series）
Prentice-Hall, c1981
5th ed
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Authors' names in reverse order in 3rd and 4th eds
Bibliography: p. 578-625
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This introduction to theories of learning focuses on major schools such as behaviorism, Gestalt, cognitivism, and information processing as well as major intellectual figures including Thorndike, Pavlov, Guthrie, Hull, Tolman, Skinner, and Estes.
Table of Contents
1. The Nature of Learning Theory.
I. BEHAVIORAL-ASSOCIATIONIST THEORIES.
2. Thorndike's Connectionism.
3. Pavlov's Classical Conditioning.
4. Guthrie's Contiguous Conditioning.
5. Hull's Systematic Behavior Theory.
6. Human Associative Learning.
7. Skinner's Operant Conditioning.
8. Este's Stimulus Sampling Theory.
9. Recent Developments in Behavioral Theories.
II. COGNITIVE-ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES.
10. Gestalt Theory.
11. Tolman's Sign Learning.
12. Information-Processing Theories of Behavior.
13. Recent Developments in Cognitive Theories.
III. RELATED FIELDS.
14. Neurophysiology of Learning.
15. Applications to Education.
Reference Section.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
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