Learning and Behavior + MySearchLab: Includes Pearson Etext - Hardcover

Mazur, James E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205864813 ISBN 13: 9780205864812

Publisher: Pearson, 2012

Synopsis

A thorough survey of the field of learning. Learning & Behavior covers topics such as classical and operant conditioning, reinforcement schedules, avoidance and punishment, stimulus control, comparative cognition, observational learning, motor skill learning, and choice. The book includes thorough coverage of classic studies and the most recent developments and trends, while providing examples of real-world applications of the principles discovered in laboratory research. It also emphasizes the behavioral approach but not exclusively so; many cognitive theories are covered as well, and there is a chapter on comparative cognition. Learning Goals Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Understan

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About the Author

James E. Mazur obtained his B.A. in Psychology from Dartmouth College in 1973, and his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University in 1977. He taught at Harvard University as an assistant professor and associate professor from 1980 to 1988, and since then he has taught at Southern Connecticut State University, where he is a CSU Professor of Psychology. He has conducted research on operant conditioning and choice for over 35 years. He has published over 60 journal articles and chapters on such topics as reinforcement schedules, conditioned reinforcement, self-control, risk-taking, procrastination, and mathematical models of choice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0205864813
• ISBN 13: 9780205864812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 448