Psychology of Learning and Motivation

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-12-543343-3
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, Band 43, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Psychology of Learning & Motiv

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and academics in cognitive science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ross, Brian H.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Ross, Brian H.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Experimentelle Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Lernen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
G.L. Murphy, Ecological Validity and the Study of Concepts.
L.W. Barsalou, P.M. Niedenthal, A.K. Barbey, and J.A. Ruppert, Social Embodiment.
A.M. Glenberg and M.P. Kaschak, The Body's Contribution to Language.
L. Carlson, Using Spatial Language.
C.M MacLeod, M.D. Dodd, E.D. Sheard, D.E. Wilson, and U. Bibi, In Opposition to Inhibition.
J. Sweller, Evolution of Human Cognitive Architecture.
A.F. Kramer and S.L. Willis, Cognitive Plasticity and Aging.
Index.
Contents of Previous Volumes.

Über Autor(innen)

Ross, Brian H.
Brian H. Ross is a Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research areas have included problem solving, complex learning, categorization, reasoning, memory, and mathematical modeling. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Ross has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and co-author of a textbook, Cognitive Psychology. He has held temporary leadership positions on the University of Illinois campus as Department Head of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ross has degrees from Brown University (B.S., Honors in Psychology), Rutgers University (M.S. in Mathematical Statistics), Yale University (M.S. in Psychology), and Stanford University (PhD.). Ross has been Editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation since 2000.