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The psychology of learning and motivation : advances in research and theory. Volume 14 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bower, Gordon H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1980.
Colección:Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 14; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Contents of Previous Volumes; CHAPTER 1. A MOLAR EQUILIBRIUM THEORY OF LEARNED PERFORMANCE; I. Introduction to the Functionalist Tradition; II. Toward a Molar Equilibrium Theory of Learned Performance; III. Predictions from a Molar Equilibrium Theory; IV. Molecular Determinants of Learned Performance; V. Summary; References; CHAPTER 2. FISH AS A NATURAL CATEGORY FOR PEOPLE AND PIGEONS; I. Introduction; II. Experiment 1: Human Subjects
  • III. Experiment 2: Discrimination and Generalization of Fish by PigeonsIV. Experiment 3: Fish Concept versus Quasi-Concept; V. General Discussion; References; CHAPTER 3. FREEDOM OF CHOICE: A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS; I. Freedom of Choice; II. Demonstrating Free-Choice Preference; III. Analyzing the Free-Choice Preference; IV. Preference and Number of Free-Choice Alternatives; V. Free Choice among Different Reinforcers; VI. The Magnitude and Durability of Free-Choice Preference; VII. Ontogenic and Phylogenic Sources of Free-Choice Preference; References
  • CHAPTER 4. A SKETCH OF AN ECOLOGICAL METATHEORY FOR THEORIES OF LEARNINGI. Introduction; II. The Nature of Ecolological Inquiry; III. The Nature of Biological Adaptation; IV. Adaptation on Three Time-Scales; V. Learning as Medium-Term Adaptation-Analysis of Three Examples; IV. Concluding Discussion; References; CHAPTER 5. SAM: A THEORY OF PROBABILISTIC SEARCH OF ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; I. A Search Theory for Retrieval from Associative Memory; II. A Model for Free and Cued Recall; III. Applications of the Theory; IV. General Discussion and Final Comments; References
  • CHAPTER 6. MEMORY-BASED REHEARSALI. Introduction; II. Methodological Issues; III. Empirical Issues-Temporal Influences; IV. Rehearsal Functions and Processes; V. Rehearsal as an Explanatory Variable: Directed Forgetting; VI. Theoretical Models of Rehearsal; References; CHAPTER 7. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN FREE RECALL: WHEN SOME PEOPLE REMEMBER BETTER THAN OTHERS; I. The Problem; II. The Subjects; III. Organization and Memory; IV. The Null Hypothesis Accepted; V. The Original Experiments; VI. Repetition and IDS in Subjective Organization
  • VII. "Different" Encoding Operations and IDS in Subjective OrganizationVIII. Rehearsal and IDS in Subjective Organization; IX. When Some People Remember Better Than Others and Perhaps Why; References; Index