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Author:   Matthew H. Olson (Hamline University, USA) ,  Julio J. Ramirez
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   10th edition
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9780367857912

ISBN 10:   036785791
Pages:   546
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I Introduction to Learning Chapter 1: What Is Learning? Chapter 2: Approaches to the Study of Learning Chapter 3: Early Notions about Learning Chapter 4: Edward Lee Thorndike PART II Predominantly Functionalistic Theories Chapter 5: Burrhus Frederic Skinner Chapter 6: Clark Leonard Hull PART III Predominantly Associationistic Theories Chapter 7: Ivan Petrovich Pavlov Chapter 8: Edwin Ray Guthrie Chapter 9: William Kaye Estes PART IV Predominantly Cognitive Theories Chapter 10: Gestalt Theory Chapter 11: Jean Piaget Chapter 12: Edward Chace Tolman Chapter 13: Albert Bandura PART V A Predominantly Neurophysiological Theory Chapter 14: Donald Olding Hebb Chapter 15: Robert C. Bolles and Evolutionary Psychology Chapter 16: A Final Word

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An essential resource for all those who seek to understand more about the nature of learning, An Introduction to Theories of Learning provides the reader with a wealth of information about this vital characteristic of nervous systems: to change based on experience. Examining the contributions of such historic figures as Darwin, Thorndike, Piaget, Hebb and many others, no other text achieves what this text does: inform the student of behavior through the stories of those who have come before, and those working now in this field. Clearly written and well-structured with chapter outlines, summaries and thought questions, this is a natural text for adoption in psychology and education curricula. - Eric P Wiertelak, Macalester College, USA

"""An essential resource for all those who seek to understand more about the nature of learning, An Introduction to Theories of Learning provides the reader with a wealth of information about this vital characteristic of nervous systems: to change based on experience. Examining the contributions of such historic figures as Darwin, Thorndike, Piaget, Hebb and many others, no other text achieves what this text does: inform the student of behavior through the stories of those who have come before, and those working now in this field. Clearly written and well-structured with chapter outlines, summaries and thought questions, this is a natural text for adoption in psychology and education curricula."" - Eric P Wiertelak, Macalester College, USA"

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Matthew H. Olson was Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Hamline University. Julio J. Ramirez is the R. Stuart Dickson Professor of Psychology and Director of the Neuroscience Program at Davidson College.

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