Behavior theory and conditioning / Kenneth Wartenbee Spence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spence, Kenneth Wartenbee, 1907-1967, author.

Series:

Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman memorial lectures.

Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman memorial lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conditioned response.

Behaviorism (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 262 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1956.

Summary:

This book presents empirical data from a number of simple conditioning situations and a theoretical structure or schema that has as its primary purpose the integration (derivation) of these data. The book attempts to show how the theory, developed on the basis of these simple conditioning experiments, may be extended to more complex types of behavior phenomena such as selective and paired-associate learning. In addition to these empirical and theoretical objectives emphasis has been placed on the discussion of some of the problems and issues that arise in connection with such theoretical formulations.

Contents:

Historical and modern conceptions of psychology

Selective learning and conditioning

Acquisition curves of conditioning

Theoretical model based on conditioning curves

The role of reinforcement in instrumental reward conditioning

Some applications of the theoretical model to complex learning.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes indexes.