Learning and memory : from brain to behavior

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Learning and memory : from brain to behavior

Mark A. Gluck, Eduardo Mercado, Catherine E. Myers

Worth Publishers, c2014

2nd ed

  • : international ed

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Includes bibliographical reference and indexes

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Description

Rigorously updated, with a new modular format, the second edition of Learning and Memory brings a modern perspective to the study of this key topic. Reflecting the growing importance of neuroscience in the field, it compares brain studies and behavioural approaches in human and other animal species, and is available in full-colour throughout.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION MODULE The Psychology of Learning and Memory The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory PART II: LEARNING MODULE Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning about Repeated Events Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors Generalization and Discrimination Learning PART III: MEMORY MODULE Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events Skill Memory: Learning by Doing Working Memory and Cognitive Control PART IV: INTEGRATIVE TOPICS MODULE Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting Development and Aging: Learning and Memory across the Lifespan

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