The psychology of learning and motivation : advances in research and theory. Volume 17 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Bower, Gordon H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1983.
Series:Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 17.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; The Psychology of Learning and Motivation; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to this Volume; Contributors; Contents of Previous Volumes; CHAPTER 1. THE STRUCTURE OF HUMAN MEMORY; I. Introduction; II. An Example; Ill. A Botany of Memory; IV. A Structural Account of Human Memory; V. Structure of Memory: Implications; VI. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. A SIMULATION MODEL FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF TECHNICAL PROSE; I. Introduction; II. Description of the Simulation; III. Comparisons with Data; IV. Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 3. A MULTIPLE-ENTRY, MODULAR MEMORY SYSTEM
  • I. IntroductionII. The Model; III. The Multiple-Entry Model and Other Theoretical Issues; IV. Summary; References; CHAPTER 4. THE COGNITIVE MAP OF A CITY: FIFTY YEARS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY; I. Introduction; II. Subject Recruitment and Test Administration.; III. Composition of the Tests; IV. Scoring Procedures; V. Results and Discussion..; VI. Summary; References; CHAPTER 5. PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILL IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; I . Introduction; II. The Information-Processing Model; III. Social Science Problems and Their Solutions; IV. The Problem-Solving-Reasoning Model
  • V. Protocol Collection and AnalysesVI. The Acquisition of Social Science Problem-Solving Skill; VII. General Considerations; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References.; CHAPTER 6. BIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON INSTRUMENTAL AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING: IMPLICATIONS FOR GENERAL PROCESS THEORY; I. Introduction; II. Constraints on Positive Reinforcement; III. Constraints on Punishment; IV. Constraints on Avoidance Learning; V. Selective Associations in Classical Conditioning; VI. Long-Delay Learning; VII. Potentiation in Classical Conditioning
  • VIII. Implications for the Study of General Process Learning TheoryReferences; Index