Learning and Behavior - Hardcover

Mazur, James E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0138575665 ISBN 13: 9780138575663

Publisher: Pearson, 1997

Synopsis

This is the core text for Introductory and Intermediate level courses in psychology of learning, behavior, and/or conditioning which are offered in departments of psychology. Focusing on both classic and contemporary studies and the most recent development and trends, Mazur's comprehensive book describes the psychological theories, applications, and experiments of learning and behavior in both humans and animals.

About this title

About the Author:

James E. Mazur obtained his B.A. in Psychology from Dartmouth College in 1973, and his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Harvard University in 1977. He taught at Harvard University as an assistant professor and associate professor from 1980 to 1988, and since then he has taught at Southern Connecticut State University, where he is a CSU Professor of Psychology. He has conducted research on operant conditioning and choice for over 35 years. He has published over 60 journal articles and chapters on such topics as reinforcement schedules, conditioned reinforcement, self-control, risk-taking, procrastination, and mathematical models of choice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0138575665
• ISBN 13: 9780138575663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 433