Adaptive dynamics : the theoretical analysis of behavior /

In this book J.E.R. Staddon proposes an explanation of behavior that lies between cognitive psychology, which seeks to explain it in terms of mentalistic constructs, and cognitive neuroscience, which tries to explain it in terms of the brain. Staddon suggests a new way to understand the laws and cau...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Staddon, J. E. R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2001.
©2001
Subjects:
Behaviorism (Psychology)
Psychology, Comparative.
Human behavior.
Adaptability (Psychology)
Animal behavior.
Learning.
Behavior
Adaptation, Psychological
Behavior, Animal
Learning
Models, Psychological
Psychology, Comparative
Behaviorism
Béhaviorisme (Psychologie)
Psychologie comparée.
Comportement humain.
Adaptation (Psychologie)
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
Apprentissage.
Psychologie > Méthodes de simulation.
human behavior.
PSYCHOLOGY > Movements > Behaviorism.
Human behavior
Animal behavior
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Theoretical Behaviorism : aim and methods
  • 2. Adaptive function, I : the allocation of behavior
  • 3. Adaptive function, II : behavioral economics
  • 4. Trial and error
  • 5. Reflexes
  • 6. Habituation and memory dynamics
  • 7. Motivation, I : feeding dynamics and homeostasis
  • 8. Motivation, II : a model for feeding dynamics
  • 9. Motivation, III : incentive and schedule effects
  • 10. Assignment of credit
  • 11. Stimulus control
  • 12. Spatial search
  • 13. Times, I : pacemaker-accumulator models
  • 14. Time, II : multiple-time-scale theory
  • 15. Times, III : MTS and time estimation
  • 16. Afterword.

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