Learning: Principles and Applications

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Incorporating  the latest scholarship and applications in the field, Learning: Principles and Applications, Seventh Edition shows students the relevance of basic learning processes through real-world examples, vignettes, critical thinking questions, and applications. Acclaimed for its accessible and thorough coverage of both classic and current studies of animal and human research, the book is known for its scholarship and easy-to-read style, and the introduction of concepts and theories within the framework of highly effective pedagogical elements, the new edition has been updated and reorganized into twelve chapters to reflect recent changes in the field. LEARNING-FRONT COVER LEARNING BRIEF CONTENTS DETAILED CONTENTS PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING CHAPTER 2: TRADITIONAL LEARNING THEORIES CHAPTER 3: THE MODIFICATION OF INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR CHAPTER 4: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING CHAPTER 5: THEORIES OF PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING CHAPTER 6: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF APPETITIVE CONDITIONING CHAPTER 7: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF AVERSIVE CONDITIONING CHAPTER 8: THEORIES OF APPETITIVE AND AVERSIVE CONDITIONING CHAPTER 9: BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON LEARNING CHAPTER 10: STIMULUS CONTROL OF BEHAVIOR CHAPTER 11: COGNITIVE CONTROL OF BEHAVIOR CHAPTER 12: MEMORY PROCESSES GLOSSARY REFERENCES CREDITS AND SOURCES AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX