Issues in the Ecological Study of Learning

by Johnston; T. D.

• ISBN13: 9780898595215
• ISBN10: 0898595215
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1985-01-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Table of Contents

Resources For Ecological Psychology	p. ii
Resources in Ecological Psychology	p. viii
List of Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction Conceptual Issues in the Ecological Study of Learning	p. 1
References	p. 18
Historical Background And Methodological Issues	p. 25
Historical Background And Methodological Issues	p. 27
Summary	p. 53
Summary	p. 54
Summary	p. 54
Anagenesis: Theoretical Basis for the Ecological Void in Comparative Psychology	p. 69
References	p. 70
Spencer on Evolution and Adaptation	p. 71
Methodological Issues in the Ecological Study of Learning	p. 73
References	p. 93
Acknowledgments	p. 93
The Ecology Of Learning: Empirical Research	p. 97
Learning to Forage: An Ecological Perspective	p. 99
General Summary and Conclusions	p. 114
Acknowledgments	p. 116
References	p. 116
References	p. 118
Taste-Aversion Learning in Ecological Perspective	p. 119
References	p. 135
References	p. 142
Social Learning in Wild Norway Rats	p. 143
Acknowledgments	p. 165
References	p. 165
Restraints on Ground Squirrel Antipredator Behavior: Adjustments over Multiple Time Scales	p. 167
References	p. 195
An Ecological Approach to Development of Spatial Orientation	p. 201
Learning by Performing: An Ecological Theme for the Study of Vocal Learning	p. 245
References	p. 268
The Ecology Of Learning: Theoretical Problems	p. 273
How to Draw Learning Curves: Their Use and Justification	p. 275
Introduction Learning As A Cumulative Function	p. 275
SUMMARY AND Conclusions	p. 294
Acknowledgments	p. 295
	p. 295
Nonlinearity in the Learning Functional	p. 300
References	p. 302
Learning and the Description of the Environment	p. 305
The Environmental Dimensions that Influence Behavior	p. 327
Acknowledgments	p. 351
References	p. 351
An Ecological Approach to the Evolution of Behavior	p. 357
References	p. 381
Acknowledgments	p. 381
Alternatives To The Ecological Approach	p. 385
The Slaying of Goliath: What Happened to Reinforcement Theory	p. 387
References	p. 398
The General Process Approach to Animal Learning	p. 401
Acknowledgments	p. 429
References	p. 429
Author Index	p. 433
Subject Index	p. 445
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