Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/y6iS3L Fundamentals of Learning and Memory By: John P. Houston Publisher: Academic Press Print ISBN: 9780123568304, 0123568307 eText ISBN: 9781483277561, 1483277569 Edition: 2nd Copyright year: 1981 Format: PDF Available from $ 93.95 USD SKU 9781483277561 Fundamentals of Learning and Memory, Second Edition provides information pertinent to the basic conditioning processes. This book presents an integration of the fields of animal and human learning. Organized into six parts encompassing 17 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the definition of learning that encompasses many of the elements of alternative definitions. This text then considers the processes of acquisition, including a detailed discussion of contiguity, practice, and reinforcement. Other chapters include an extensive discussion of issues, problems, and alternative theories within the field of retention. This book discusses as well the problem of transfer, with emphasis on stimulus generation and transfer of training. The final chapter deals with behavior modification as a general method for understanding, altering, and controlling behavior, which differs dramatically from more traditional clinical or therapeutic approaches. This book is a valuable resource for psychologists, behavior therapists, behavior modification theorists, and psychology students.
