Contemporary Learning Theory and Research - Hardcover

Tarpy, Roger M.

9780070631175: Contemporary Learning Theory and Research

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070631174 ISBN 13: 9780070631175

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1997

This is a thorough and scholarly discussion of basic learning, primarily drawing from the research on the conditioning of animal subjects. It is written for the sophomore-junior course in learning with general psychology as the only prerequisite. The text nicely balances clarity and appeal with thoroughness and scholarship.Tarpy's primary orientation is cognitive, stressing the way in which knowledge is represented, information is processed and stored and decisions are made. The second important focus covers the ecological relevance of learning--how basic learning mechanisms process information so that various species may behave more adaptively in their own environmental niche.

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From the Publisher:

-The full integration of cognitive and ecological material reflects the current status of the discipline.
-Interim summaries are provided at the end of each section
-Extensively illustrated with photos and figures.
-Endnotes are provided, allowing the advanced reader an opportunity to explore topics in greater depth and reference further readings.
-Two chapters devoted to higher-order learning processes.

Synopsis:

Drawing on research from the conditioning of animal subjects, this text examines basic learning processes. The focus is cognitive, stressing the way in which knowledge is represented, information processed and stored, and decisions made. The ecological relevance of learning is also discussed.

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