Synopses & Reviews
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. Volume 46 contains chapters on category learning, prototypes, prospective memory, event memory, memory models, and musical prosody.
*Discusses the concepts of category learning, prototypes, prospective memory, event memory, memory models, and musical prosody
*Volume 46 of the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series
*An essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science
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Praise for the Series
"A remarkable number of landmark papers... An important collection of theory and data."
-CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
About the Author
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.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Table of Contents
The Role of the Basal Ganglia in Category Learning,
F. Gregory Ashby and John M. EnnisKnowledge, Development and Category Learning, Brett K. Hayes
Concepts as Prototypes, James A. Hampton
An Analysis of Prospective Memory, Richard L. Marsh, Gabriel I. Cook, and Jason L. Hicks
Accessing Recent Events, Brian McElree
SIMPLE: Further Applications of a Local Disctinctiveness Model of Memory, Ian Neath and Gordon D. A. Brown
What is Musical Prosody?, Caroline Palmer and Sean Hutchins