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More copies of this ISBNOther titles in the Psy 361 Learning series:The Essentials of Conditioning and Learningby Michael Domjan
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Written by Michael Domjan, one of the top researchers in the field, this concise and accessible text quickly guides students through key topics. Domjan summarizes contemporary perspectives and makes research results understandable. This book is perfect for professors and students who want an accurate account of learning and conditioning--the "essentials"--without excessive detail.
Book News Annotation:Domjan (psychology, University of Texas-Austin) offers a concise summary of the essentials of conditioning and learning, for students and professionals. The book can serve as the primary source for an introductory course on conditioning and learning, or as a supplemental text for courses in behavior modification, behavioral neuroscience, special education, and related areas. The book can also be used to provide the foundations for an advanced course in which students are required to read a collection of specialized articles. Key points, chapter summaries, practice questions, and terms are included.
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Synopsis:Written by Michael Domjan, one of the top researchers in the field, this concise and accessible text quickly guides students through key topics. Domjan summarizes contemporary perspectives and makes research results understandable. This book is perfect for professors and students who want an accurate account of learning and conditioning--the "essentials"--without excessive detail.
About the AuthorMichael Domjan is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Domjan specializes in various areas of learning including animal learning, biological constraints on learning, learning mechanisms in reproductive behavior, and comparative psychology. He has been recognized with the MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) (1993), the G. Stanley Hall Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) (1995), and election as President of the Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology of the APA (1999-2000). He is the recipients of 16 grants for research from the National Science Foundation, NIMH, and other agencies and has published more than 100 papers and presented in his area of specialization at more than 115 conventions.
Table of Contents1. Basic Concepts and Definitions. 2. The Structure of Unconditioned Behavior. 3. Habituation and Sensitization. 4. Pavlovian Conditioning: Basic Concepts. 5. Stimulus Relations in Pavlovian Conditioning. 6. Theories of Associative Learning. 7. Instrumental or Operant Conditioning. 8. Schedules of Reinforcement. 9. Theories of Reinforcement. 10. Extinction of Conditioned Behavior. 11. Punishment. 12. Avoidance Learning. 13. Stimulus Control of Behavior. 14. Memory Mechanisms. Glossary.
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