The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Volume 59

ISBN-13: 9780124071872 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 352 str.

Brian Ross

Opis

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 thoughtfully integrates the writings of leading contributors, who present and discuss significant bodies of research relevant to their discipline. Volume 59 includes chapters on such varied topics as pupillometric studies of face memory, self-organization of human interaction, and the role of relational competition in the comprehension of modifier-noun phrases and noun-noun compounds.

• Volume 59 of the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series
• An essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science
• Relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

Spis treści

1. Towards a Unified Theory of Human Reasoning
2. The Self-Organization of Human Interaction
3. Conceptual Composition: The Role of Relational Competition in the Comprehension of Modifier-Noun Phrases and Noun-Noun Compounds
4. List-Method Directed Forgetting in Cognitive and Clinical Research: A Theoretical and Methodological Review
5. Recollection is Fast and Easy: Pupillometric Studies of Face Memory
6. A Mechanistic Approach to Individual Differences in Spatial Learning, Memory, and Navigation
7. When do the Effects of Distractors Provide a Measure of Distractibility?