ABSTRACT

Growing at an ever-increasing pace for over a century, the solid body of concepts and facts that constitute the science of learning demand a comprehensive, systematic introduction. Completely up-to-date and written in a direct, easy-to-read style that is suitable for undergraduates, The Science of Learning is such an introduction. Because its focus is on what is known rather than what is speculated, this book differs from other learning texts by not dwelling on which theories are or are not in vogue. The text's comprehensive coverage makes it an ideal reference for more advanced scholars and specialists in learning and related fields.

part |2 pages

PART I. BASIC TERMS AND CONCEPTS

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

Nonassociative Learning

chapter 3|30 pages

Associative Learning

chapter 4|34 pages

Basic Respondent and Operant Processes

part |2 pages

PART II. BASIC STIMULUS-STIMULUS AND RESPONSE-STIMULUS CONTINGENCIES

part |2 pages

PART III. COMPLEX CONTINGENCIES

part |2 pages

PART IV. MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

chapter 13|26 pages

Motivation

chapter 14|12 pages

Punishment

part |2 pages

PART V. EXTENSIONS TO NATURAL SETTINGS

part |2 pages

Appendices

chapter |20 pages

Appendices A The Rescorla-Wagner Model /

chapter |6 pages

B The Matching Law /

chapter |8 pages

D Melioration /

chapter |6 pages

E Extensions of the Matching Law /