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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Advances in Research and Theory » Read Now
by Douglas L. Medin. 352 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work.
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Basic Processes of Learning, Cognition, and Motivation » Read Now
by Stephen M. Cormier. 462 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...processing. 2. Learning, Psychology of. 3. Motivation...proof that psychology has come...usefulness of an integrative theory of learning and motivation...science of...
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The Importance of Learning Styles: Understanding the Implications for Learning, Course Design, and Education » Read Now
by Serbrenia J. Sims, Ronald R. Sims. 216 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

This book provides a timely review of learning style research. It examines those approaches that purport to promote effective learning. It affirms the need for instructors and trainers to recognize the importance of individual learning differences and to use methods that help create a learning...
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This book provides a timely review of learning style research. It examines those approaches that purport to promote effective learning. It affirms the need for instructors and trainers to recognize the importance of individual learning differences and to use methods that help create a learning climate which increases the potential learning for all students or trainees regardless of their preferred way of learning.
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Handbook of Contemporary Learning Theories » Read Now
by Stephen B. Klein, Robert R. Mowrer. 624 pgs.

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Mowrer and Klein have long been making contributions to the field of contemporary learning theories. Their first two-volume set included chapters authored by many of the leading researchers in the field of animal learning and focused primarily on Pavlovian theory and instrumental conditioning. These...
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Mowrer and Klein have long been making contributions to the field of contemporary learning theories. Their first two-volume set included chapters authored by many of the leading researchers in the field of animal learning and focused primarily on Pavlovian theory and instrumental conditioning. These impartial texts were an important addition to the field and remain widely cited. Over the last decade research on the nature of the learning process has evolved considerably. The research in this new volume represents the cutting-edge contributions of first rate authors and co-authors. These 14 chapters deal with the theoretical perspectives concerning the nature of the learning process, as well as the innovative research that supports these positions. This text is bound to be invaluable to both students and faculty of psychology and related disciplines, as well as to outside scholars. Key features include: * an introductory chapter describing general theories of learning and the causes of the shift to more specific, contemporary theories; * five chapters detailing the research and theories of the nature of Pavlovian Conditioning; * four chapters dealing with the current thinking and research on the nature of instrumental operant conditioning; * three chapters describing the link between learning and physiology; and * a concluding chapter detailing the application of learning theory to abnormal psychology.
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Handbook of Individual Differences, Learning and Instruction » Read Now
by Barbara L. Grabowski, David H. Jonassen. 494 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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A Theory of Conceptual Intelligence: Thinking, Learning, Creativity, and Giftedness » Read Now
by Rex Li. 240 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Li briefly outlines three generations of intelligence research over the past 100 years with attention to the origins and limitations of early investigations and the resulting confusion and disagreement in modern reinterpretations of the findings. He discerns an emerging consensus among scholars and...
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Li briefly outlines three generations of intelligence research over the past 100 years with attention to the origins and limitations of early investigations and the resulting confusion and disagreement in modern reinterpretations of the findings. He discerns an emerging consensus among scholars and researchers that intelligence should be considered primarily as a product of thinking and learning. To find the essence of how thinking is possible and what learning is, Li investigates theory and research in cognitive psychology, developmental linguistics, animal behavior, and many other related disciplines. He proposes the notion of conceptual intelligence, i.e., human intelligence, as a result of thinking and learning through concepts. Li traces how the human species created concepts, and how conceptual thinking and conceptual learning make the human species intelligent and creative. There is nothing mysterious, intuitive, or innate about it. Our past thinking and learning has created the intelligence of today,and will continue to create our intelligence in the future. How to think deeper and learn better are the difficult questions for us now as we consciously venture into new arenas of problem-solving and cognition.
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Perspectives on Thinking, Learning and Cognitive Styles » Read Now
by Robert J. Sternberg, Li-Fang Zhang. 276 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that: * represents diverse theoretical perspectives; * includes solid empirical evidence testing the validity of these perspectives; and *...
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This volume presents the most comprehensive, balanced, and up-to-date coverage of theory and research on cognitive, thinking, and learning styles, in a way that: * represents diverse theoretical perspectives; * includes solid empirical evidence testing the validity of these perspectives; and * shows the application of these perspectives to school situations, as well as situations involving other kinds of organizations. International representation is emphasized, with chapters from almost every major leader in the field of styles. Each chapter author has contributed serious theory and/or published empirical data--work that is primarily commercial or that implements the theories of others. The book's central premise is that cognitive, learning, and thinking styles are not abilities but rather preferences in the use of abilities. Traditionally, many psychologists and educators have believed that people's successes and failures are attributable mainly to individual differences in abilities. However, for the past few decades research on the roles of thinking, learning, and cognitive styles in performance within both academic and nonacademic settings has indicated that they account for individual differences in performance that go well beyond abilities. New theories better differentiate styles from abilities and make more contact with other psychological literatures; recent research, in many cases, is more careful and conclusive than are some of the older studies. Cognitive, learning, and thinking styles are of interest to educators because they predict academic performance in ways that go beyond abilities, and because taking styles into account can help teachers to improve both instruction and assessment and to show sensitivity to cultural and individual diversity among learners. They are also of interest in business, where instruments to assess styles are valuable in selecting and placing personnel. The state-of-the-art research and theory in this volume will be of particular interest to scholars and graduate students in cognitive and educational psychology, managers, and others concerned with intellectual styles as applied in educational, industrial, and corporate settings.
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Learning and Memory: Major Ideas, Principles, Issues and Applications » Read Now
by Robert W. Howard. 250 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

This book surveys the entire field of learning and memory. It describes the major approaches to its study and looks at basic assumptions and philosophical underpinnings. Howard integrates work from quite different perspectives into a single framework, and describes peripheral areas not usually...
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This book surveys the entire field of learning and memory. It describes the major approaches to its study and looks at basic assumptions and philosophical underpinnings. Howard integrates work from quite different perspectives into a single framework, and describes peripheral areas not usually mentioned in mainstream books, such as prenatal learning, constraints on knowledge, nonconnectionist machine learning, intelligence and learning, and skills learning. He gives the reader a broad knowledge of what the field is all about, what its parts are and how they interrelate, its major principles and key applications. The primary contribution of this work is the integration of current thinking about learning with the literature and research on memory.
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Learning and Awareness » Read Now
by Ference Marton, Shirley Booth. 224 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...alk. paper 1.Learning, Psychology of. 2. Awareness. Teaching...AVOIDED: BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY Some 23 centuries...formulated the paradox of learning--Menos paradox--...
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Context and Learning » Read Now
by Peter D. Balsam, Arthur Tomie. 419 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Conditioned response. 2. Learning, Psychology of. 3. Performance...autoshaping". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior...P. "Pavlovian learning and...
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The Psychology of Learning Science » Read Now
by Shawn M. Glynn, Russell H. Yeany, Bruce K. Britton. 272 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...The Psychology of Learning Science The Psychology of Learning Science Edited by Shawn M. Glynn Russell H...of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Psychology of...
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The Psychology of Learning Mathematics » Read Now
by Richard R. Skemp. 220 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Student Perceptions in the Classroom » Read Now
by Dale H. Schunk, Judith L. Meece. 363 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Motivation in education. 3. Learning, Psychology of. 4. Academic achievement...T. Spence Eds. , The psychology of learning and motivation: Advances...G. H. Bower Ed. , "The...
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God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science » Read Now
by Neil A. Manson. 386 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library