Learning and behavior : Active learning edition / Paul Chance.

By:

Chance, Paul

Publication details: United States of America: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning,Inc. 2009.Edition: sixth editionDescription: xx, 505 pages : illustration; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780534598686

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

150.1943

Contents:

Introduction: Learning to Change 1 The Study of Learning and Behavior 34 Pavlovian Conditioning 66 Pavlovian Applications 105 Operant Reinforcement 133 Operant Punishment 188 Operant Applications 218 Vicarious Learning 264 Generalization, Discrimination. and Stimulus Control 302 Schedules of Reinforcement 346 Forgetting 388 The Limits of learning 425 Glossary 448 References 457 Author Index 489 Subject Index 498

Summary: "LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR looks at learning as an evolutionary mechanism. Chance's book is stimulating, interactive, and peppered with high-interest queries and examples. Chance provides the depth of conceptual knowledge usually associated with books twice as dense and infinitely less interesting. Chance's engaging work has become a favorite of students because of his ability to illuminate how the psychology of learning can offer insight into their own behavior."

Item type:

Circulation

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Circulation	DSSC LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER Processing Center				Cir./150.1943/C360/2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			010284

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR looks at learning as an evolutionary mechanism. Chance's book is stimulating, interactive, and peppered with high-interest queries and examples. Chance provides the depth of conceptual knowledge usually associated with books twice as dense and infinitely less interesting. Chance's engaging work has become a favorite of students because of his ability to illuminate how the psychology of learning can offer insight into their own behavior."

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