Pearson - Learning and Behavior, 6/E

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Known for his clear and engaging writing style, James E. Mazur's text examines how learning takes place everywhere, by animals of all species and people of all ages. Introducing students to key research from the field, Mazur uses pedagogcial tools to help readers comprehend and apply the material. New learning objectives start each chapter and clearly lay out the content; in chapter quizzes and review questions help readers apply the material; finally the end of text glossary is a useful tool for defining the key terms.

Features

Recent research, theories, and trends–Cites over 150 new studies/references.

~Keeps students current with the latest updates in the field.

Several new topics–e.g., innate human predispositions; resurgence; organizational behavior management; contextual interference in motor learning; animal tool use and manufacture; behavioral momentum; virtual reality therapy; neurogenesis; the functional analysis of behavior; ironic errors in movement; and observational learning of motor skills.

~Familiarizes students with the most recent developments.

Updated information throughout–Discusses classical conditioning therapies; learning and brain mechanisms; conditioning and drug addictions; Rescorla-Wagner model (revised and simplified presentation, with new illustrations); theories of avoidance; behavioral contrast; and media violence.

~Offers students new perspectives on some traditional topics.

Chapter-opening learning objectives.

~Helps students identify the main concepts to be mastered in each chapter.

Two practice quizzes—In each chapter.

~Allows students to quickly test themselves and see how well they have mastered the main points of the preceding sections.

Classical conditioning–Features in-depth coverage of both basic principles and modern research–e.g., conditioned opponent theories; comparator theories; physiological research on classical conditioning; occasion setting; and human classical conditioning.

~Presents students with the classic studies as well as modern research, and applications in behavior therapy.

Operant conditioning–Includes in-depth coverage of both basic studies and principles as well as applications in behavior therapy and modern research–e.g., response deprivation theory; behavioral economics; and aversive control of behavior.

~Provides students with information on operant conditioning as well as modern research, and applications in behavior therapy.

Full chapters on observational learning and motor skills learning–Two topics that are often neglected or omitted in other texts on learning.

~Exposes students to the importance of observational learning and motor skills, and how these principles are applied in real-world cases.

Numerous real-world examples and analogies–Many chapters also include sections that describe how the theories and principles have been used in the field of behavior modification.

~Demonstrates the relevance of the experimental findings to everyday life.

Chapter summaries and essay-type review questions.

~Provides convenient in-text aids for study and review.

Internet references–In each chapter.

~Supplies students with sources of further information or demonstrations of the concepts presented in the chapter.

Table of Contents

1. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR

The Search for General Principles in Learning

The Nature of Scientific Theories

Behavioral and Cognitive Approaches to Learning

On Free Will, Determinism, and Chaos Theory

Summary

Review Questions

2. SIMPLE IDEAS, SIMPLE ASSOCIATIONS, AND SIMPLE CELLS

Early Theories about the Association of Ideas

Ebbinghaus's Experiments on Memory

Physiological Facts and Theories Related to Associationism

Summary

Review Questions

3. INNATE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS AND HABITUATION

Characteristics of Goal-Directed Systems

Reflexes

Tropisms and Orientation

Sequences of Behavior

Innate Human Abilities and Predispositions

Habituation

Summary

Review Questions

4. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Pavlov's Discovery and Its Impact

Basic Conditioning Phenomena

The Importance of Timing in Classical Conditioning

Higher Order Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Summary

Review Questions

5. THEORIES AND RESEARCH ON CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Theories of Associative Learning

Types of Associations

Biological Constraints on Classical Conditioning

The Form of the Conditioned Response

Physiological Research on Classical Conditioning

Summary

Review Questions

6. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF OPERANT CONDITIONING

The Law of Effect

The Procedure of Shaping, or Successive Approximations

The Research of B.F. Skinner

Biological Constraints on Operant Conditioning

Summary

Review Questions

7. REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES: EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES AND APPLICATIONS

Plotting Moment-to-Moment Behavior: The Cumulative Recorder

The Four Simple Reinforcement Schedules

Factors Affecting Performance on Reinforcement Schedules

Applications of Operant Conditioning

Summary

Review Questions

8. AVOIDANCE AND PUNISHMENT

Avoidance

Learned Helplessness

Punishment

Behavior Decelerators in Behavior Therapy

Summary

Review Questions

9. THEORIES AND RESEARCH ON OPERANT CONDITIONING

The Role of the Response

The Role of the Reinforcer

How Can we Predict What Will be a Reinforcer?

Behavioral Economics

Summary

Review Questions

10. STIMULUS CONTROL AND CONCEPT FORMATION

Generalization Gradients

Is Stimulus Control Absolute or Relational?

Behavioral Contrast

"Errorless" Discrimination Learning

Transfer of Learning after Discrimination Training

Concept Formation

Stimulus Control in Behavioral Modification

Summary

Review Questions

11. COMPARATIVE COGNITION

Memory and Rehearsal

Time, Number, and Serial Patterns

Language and Reasoning

Summary

Review Questions

12. LEARNING BY OBSERVATION

Theories of Imitation

Factors that Affect the Likelihood of Imitation

Interactions Between Observational Learning and Operant Conditioning

Media Violence and Aggression Behavior

What Can be Learned Through Observation?

Modeling in Behavioral Therapy

Conclusions: The Sophisticated Skill of Learning by Observation

Summary

Review Questions

13. LEARNING MOTOR SKILLS

The Variety of Motor Skills

Variables Affecting Motor Learning and Performance

Theories of Motor-Skill Learning

Learning Movement Sequences

Summary

Review Questions

14. CHOICE

The Matching Law

Theories of Choice Behavior

Self-Control Choices

Other Choice Situations

Summary

Review Questions

Glossary

References

Acknowledgments

Author Index

Subject Index

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Companion Website for Learning and Behavior, 6/E
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Test Item File, 6/E
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Companion Website for Learning and Behavior, 6/E
Mazur
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ISBN-10: 0131946420 | ISBN-13: 9780131946422
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Companion Website for Learning and Behavior, 6/E
Mazur
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Interactive Learning Companion for Introductory Psychology
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