Learning and memory : an integrated approach

Author(s)

• Anderson, John R. (John Robert)

Bibliographic Information

Learning and memory : an integrated approach

John R. Anderson

Wiley, c1995

Note

Bibliography: p. 437-469

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The cognitive movement of the 1960s led to a separation of learning and memory research. Learning research continued on animals, while human memory became a major part of cognitive psychology. Over the last decade, research on these two areas has been moving closer together as researchers understand both the cognitive and behavioural aspects. Most of the phenomena in animal learning and human memory can be understood as an adaptive response of the organism to the nature of its environment. This study is based on the integration of learning research on animals and memory research on humans. It contains a chapter on the neural bases of learning and demonstrates the adaptive character of learning and memory. Throughout the book there are discussions of new research on the biological bases of learning.

Table of Contents

• CHAPTER 1: PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING AND MEMORY: Learning and Adaptation
• Behaviourist and Cognitive Approaches
• CHAPTER 2: CLASSICAL CONDITIONING: Overview of Classical Conditioning
• Neural Basis of Classical Conditioning
• S-S or S-R Associations? CHAPTER 3: INSTRUMENTAL LEARNING: Overview of Instrumental Conditioning
• What is Associated? What is the Conditioned Stimulus? CHAPTER 4: REINFORCEMENT AND LEARNING: Overview
• Reward and Punishment
• Aversive Control of Behaviour
• CHAPTER 5: TRANSIENT MEMORIES: Conditioning Research versus Memory Research
• Sensory Memory
• CHAPTER 6: ACQUISITION OF MEMORIES: Introduction
• Practice and Trace Strength
• CHAPTER 7: RETENTION OF MEMORIES: Overview
• The Retention Function
• Spacing Effects
• Interference
• Retention of Emotionally Charged Material
• CHAPTER 8: RETRIEVAL OF MEMORIES: Overview of the Chapter
• CHAPTER 9: SKILL ACQUISITION: Overview of Skill Acquisition
• The Cognitive Stage
• CHAPTER 10: INDUCTIVE LEARNING: Overview of Inductive Learning
• Concept Acquisition
• Causal Inference
• CHAPTER 11: APPLICATIONS TO EDUCATION: The Goals of Education
• Psychology and Education
• Reading Instruction
• Mathematics Instruction.

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Details

• NCID: BA24380613
• ISBN:
  • 0471586854
• LCCN: 94014189
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 488 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF318
  • DC20 : 153.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Learning, Psychology of
  • LCSH : Memory
  • LCSH : Conditioned response