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Michael Domjan presents a current book of the principles of conditioning and learning, perfect for professors and students alike who want an accurate and detailed account of learning and conditioning the "essentials" without excessive research and detail. The volume summarizes contemporary perspectives and ideas and research results of studies of habituation, and classical and instrumental conditioningin an easily accessible, understandable way. This text includes practical chapter openers ("Did you know that ...?"), suggested readings at the end of each chapter, clever examples to clarify complex concepts, and a glossary of key terms. The book also provides the foundation of conditioning and learning for those who want to go further in their studies.
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"This book is the most readable book about this topic that I know! I read it with unabated interest. The author does not unnecessarily dwell on thorny issues, but instead brilliantly states what is necessary to comprehend the concepts and the sometimes complex theories in this field."
About the Author
Michael Domjan is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Domjan specializes in various areas of learning including animal learning, biological constraints on learning, learning mechanisms in reproductive behavior, and comparative psychology. He has been recognized with the MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) in 1993, the G. Stanley Hall Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1995, and election as President of the Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology of the APA (1999-2000). He is the recipient of numerous grants for research from the National Science Foundation, NIMH, and other agencies and has published more than 100 papers and presented in his area of specialization at more than 115 conventions. He served as editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes for six years and continues to serve on editorial boards of various journals in the United States and other countries. He is a past president of the Pavlovian Society and also served as president of the Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology of the American Psychological Association.
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