Adult and Second Language Learning (Volume 72) (Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Volume 72))

ISBN 10: 0128203773 / ISBN 13: 9780128203774

Published by Academic Press, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adult and Second Language Learning (Volume 72) (Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Volume 72))
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128203773
• ISBN 13: 9780128203774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 72 in this preeminent series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning, to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this new release cover Statistical learning predicts literacy acquisition of a foreign alphabetic and logographic language, An Investigation into Virtual Immersion Mandarin Chinese Writing Instruction with Students with Autism, Child and adult classroom L2 learners: uniqueness and similarities, and implications for cognitive models, Current Trends in Second Sign Language Research: Acquisition, Teaching and Assessment, Language Experiences and Cognitive Control: A Dynamic Perspective, and much more.

• Presents the latest information in the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series
• Provides an essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science
• Contains information relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

About the Authors

Kara D. Federmeier received her Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois and a full-time faculty member at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, where she leads the Illinois Language and Literacy Initiative and heads the Cognition and Brain Lab. She is also a Past President of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Her research examines meaning comprehension and memory using human electrophysiological techniques, in combination with behavioral, eyetracking, and other functional imaging and psychophysiological methods. She has been funded by the National Institute on Aging, the Institute of Education Sciences, and the James S. McDonnell Foundation.

Hsu-Wen Huang is at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong