Introduction to Learning and Behavior

by Powell, Russell A.; Symbaluk, Diane G.; MacDonald, Suzanne E.

• ISBN13: 9780534365851
• ISBN10: 053436585X
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780534634513
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-09
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Explore how learning principles work in both animals and people with INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR. Throughout this learning textbook, the authors show how the study of learning helps solve practical problems, such as improving study skills, improving relationships, raising children, and stopping smoking. Use the textbook's multiple opportunities for review and self-testing to get ready for tests.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Introduction	1	(44)
Research Methods	45	(39)
Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning	84	(37)
Classical Conditioning: Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities	121	(37)
Classical Conditioning: Underlying Processes and Practical Applications	158	(38)
Operant Conditioning: Introduction	196	(38)
Operant Conditioning: Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement	234	(37)
Extinction and Stimulus Control	271	(38)
Escape, Avoidance, and Punishment	309	(38)
Choice, Matching, and Self-Control	347	(38)
Biological Dispositions in Learning	385	(32)
Observational Learning, Language, and Rule-Governed Behavior	417	(33)
References	450	(25)
Index	475