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Psychology of Learning and Motivation

Advances in Research and Theory

  • 1st Edition, Volume 30 - October 19, 1993
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Douglas L. Medin
  • Language: English

With a long-standing tradition for excellence, this series is a collection of quality papers that are widely read by researchers in cognitive and experimental psychology. Each… Read more

Description

With a long-standing tradition for excellence, this series is a collection of quality papers that are widely read by researchers in cognitive and experimental psychology. Each chapter thoughtfully integrates the writings of leading contributors, who present and discuss significant bodies of research relevant to their discipline.

Readership

Libraries, faculty and graduate students in experimental psychology, graduate students and faculty in cognitive development, and artificial intelligence researchers.

Table of contents

F. Bedford, Perceptual Learning.
R. Gelman, A Rational-Constructivist Account of Early Learning about Numbers and Objects.
H.L. Roediger III, M.A. Wheeler, and S. Rajaram, Remembering, Knowing, and Reconstructing the Past.
A.F. Healy, D.M. Clawson, D.S. McNamara, W.R. Marmie, V.I. Schneider, T.C. Rickard, R.J. Crutcher, C.L. King, K.A. Ericsson, and L.E. Bourne, Jr., The Long-Term Retention of Knowledge and Skills.
W. Kintsch, B.K. Britton, C.R. Fletcher, E. Kintsch, S.M. Mannes, and M.J. Nathan, A Comprehension-Based Approach to Learning and Understanding.
P.W. Cheng, Separating Causal Laws from Casual Facts: Pressing the Limits of Statistical Relevance.
E.F. Shipley, Categories, Hierarchies, and Induction.
Subject Index.

Review quotes

"Indispensable to all psychologists interested in the experimental study of the phenomena of learning and motivation."—BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

"Provides a diverse sampling of research being conducted throughout the area of learning."—CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 30
  • Published: July 15, 2011
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Douglas L. Medin

Douglas L. Medin is the series editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation.
Affiliations and expertise
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

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