Contemporary Learning Theories: Volume II: Instrumental Conditioning Theory and the Impact of Biological Constraints on Learning

by Klein; Stephen B.

• ISBN13: 9780898599152
• ISBN10: 0898599156
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-07-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

This unique two-volume set provides detailed coverage of contemporary learning theory. Uniting leading experts in modern behavioral theory, these texts give students a complete view of the field. Volume I details the complexities of Pavlovian conditioning and describes the current status of traditional learning theories. Volume II discusses several important facets of instrumental conditioning and presents comprehensive coverage of the role of inheritance on learning. A strong and complete base of knowledge concerning learning theories, these volumes are ideal reference sources for advanced students and professionals in experimental psychology, learning and learning theory, and comparative physiology.

Table of Contents

Contemporary Learning Theories Instrumental Conditioning Theory And the Impact of Biological Constraints on Learning	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xiv
Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning	p. 1
Traditional Learning Theory and the Transition to Contemporary Learning Theory	p. 3
Learning and Performance in Pavlovian Conditioning: Are Failures of Contiguity Failures of Learning Or Performance?	p. 19
Contingency and Relative Associative Strength	p. 61
Attention, Retrospective Processing and Cognitive Representations	p. 85
Perceptual and Associative Learning	p. 117
Evolution of a Structured Connectionist Model of Pavlovian Conditioning (AESOP)	p. 149
Sign-Tracking: The Search for Reward	p. 191
Current Status of Traditional Learning Theory	p. 225
The Case for a Return to a Two-Factor Theory of Avoidance: The Failure of Non-Fear Interpretations	p. 227
Expectancy Theory in Animal Conditioning	p. 279
Author Index	p. 309
Subject Index	p. 319
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