The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Advances in Research and Theory - Softcover

9780123993656: The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Advances in Research and Theory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123993652 ISBN 13: 9780123993656

Publisher: Academic Press, 2011

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. Volume 35 covers spatial working memory, memory for asymmetric events, distance and location processes in memory, category learning, and visual spatial attention.

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Review:

"...I found all of the chapters interesting...the PLM series have provided behavioral and cognitive researchers useful reviews and summaries of research as well as providing suggestions for future work. A number of landmark and influential papers have appeared in this series, and it seems that they will continue to appear." --PsycCRITIQUES

Praise for the Series: "A remarkable number of landmark papers... An important collection of theory and data." --Contemporary Psychology

About the Author:

Brian H. Ross is a Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research areas have included problem solving, complex learning, categorization, reasoning, memory, and mathematical modeling. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Ross has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and co-author of a textbook, Cognitive Psychology. He has held temporary leadership positions on the University of Illinois campus as Department Head of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ross has degrees from Brown University (B.S., Honors in Psychology), Rutgers University (M.S. in Mathematical Statistics), Yale University (M.S. in Psychology), and Stanford University (PhD.). Ross has been Editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation since 2000.

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