Learning and Cognition

by Leahey, Thomas Hardy; Harris, Richard Jackson

• ISBN13: 9780130401991
• ISBN10: 0130401994
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For upper-level undergraduate courses in Learning and Cognition. A comprehensive survey of all aspects of human learning and cognition--from the simplest phenomena of conditioning to complex reasoning and decision making--this text explores the biological bases of learning and cognition at all levels from a balanced theoretical perspective. Using exceptionally clear writing and compelling real-world examples, it shows students clearly how psychology is important in their everyday lives.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART I Introduction
History and Issues	3	(24)
Mind Design	27	(38)
PART II Behavior
Fundamentals of Conditioning	65	(34)
Behavioral Theories of Learning	99	(38)
PART III Information Processing
Early Information Processing: Recognition, Attention, and Working Memory	137	(26)
Long-Term Memory	163	(36)
PART IV Higher Mental Processes
Language	199	(31)
Comprehension and Discourse	230	(23)
Thinking: Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Decision Making	253	(34)
PART V Development
Cognitive Development	287	(43)
Language Development	330	(23)
PART VI Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology of Learning and Cognition	353	(25)
Emotion	378	(27)
Evolutionary Psychology	405	(34)
References	439	(82)
Index	521