Learning and Behavior Active Learning Edition

Name: Learning and Behavior Active Learning Edition
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ISBN: 9780495095644

ISBN-10: 0495095648

ISBN-13: 9780495095644

Edition: 6th 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Paul Chance

List price: $288.95

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LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR: ACTIVE LEARNING EDITION, Sixth Edition, is stimulating, interactive, and filled with high-interest queries and examples that will help you succeed in your course. Based on the theme that learning is a biological mechanism that aids survival, this book embraces a scientific approach to behavior but is written in a lucid, clear language that you will find engaging and easy to understand. The workbook, which is included at the back of every text, is like having a built-in study companion! The workbook focuses on the core concepts and vocabulary presented in the text, giving you an opportunity to master the content before your next exam.

Book details

List price: $288.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 2/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Paul Chance received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Utah State University. He started his career as a school teacher (grades 7-9), and has been an Adjunct Instructor at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and at Salisbury University (Maryland). Formerly, he was Book Review Editor of PSYCHOLOGY TODAY magazine, a senior fellow of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and a member of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment advisory board.




Introduction: Learning to Change



The Study of Learning and Behavior



Pavlovian Conditioning



Pavlovian Applications



Operant Reinforcement



Schedules of Reinforcement



Operant Punishment



Operant Applications and Interpretations



Observational Learning



Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus Control



Forgetting



The Limits of Learning