Overview

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series 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 51 includes chapters on such varied topics as emotion and memory interference, electrophysiology, mathematical cognition, and reader participation in narrative.

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Author:   Brian H. Ross (Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,  Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA) ,  Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA) ,  Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   49th edition
Volume:   52
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780123809087

ISBN 10:   0123809088
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   19 April 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1 Common nouns and the object categories they pick out Barbara Malt 2. Causal-Based Categorization: State of the Art Bob Rehder 3. The Influence of Verbal and Nonverbal Processing on Category Learning John Paul Minda 4. How listeners learn to listen: Understanding links between language production and comprehension Duane G.Watson 5. Defining and Explaining Automaticity in Reading Comprehension Katherine Rawson 6. Vision and space: Rethinking scene perception Helene Intraub 7. Spatial Thinking Mary Hagerty 8. Toward an integrative theory of hypothesis generation, probability judgment, and information search. Micahel Dougherty, Rick P.Thomas, Nicholas Lange 9. The Self-Organization of Cognitive Structure James A. Dixon, Damian Stephen, Rebecca Boncoddo, Jason Anastas

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[T]he tradition of this series is to provide cutting-edge reviews of current experimental research. [M]ost appropriate for professional psychologists and interested graduate students. With some assistance, some advanced undergraduates will benefit from reading selected chapters. --PsycCritiques, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books

[T]he tradition of this series is to provide cutting-edge reviews of current experimental research... [M]ost appropriate for professional psychologists and interested graduate students. With some assistance, some advanced undergraduates will benefit from reading selected chapters. --PsycCritiques, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books

Author Information

Brian Ross received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982. He is a professor in the UIUC Department of Psychology and a full-time faculty member in the Beckman Institute Cognitive Science Group. His fields of professional interest are cognitive psychology, human memory and learning, problem solving, acquisition of cognitive skills, remindings in learning and problem solving, and concepts and categories. Honors and awards: Arnold O. Beckman Research Award (1991, 1982); Beckman Fellow, UIUC Center for Advanced Study (1985-86); Sigma Xi.

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