The psychology of learning and motivation. Volume fifty-eight / edited by Brian H. Ross, Beckman Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ross, Brian H., editor.

Series:

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 58.

The psychology of learning and motivation, 0079-7421 ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 281 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Mass. : Elsevier, 2013.

Waltham, MA : Academic Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.Volume 58 of the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation seriesAn essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive scienceRelevant to both applied concerns and basic research

Contents:

Front Cover; Series Editor; The Psychology of Learning and Motivation; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter One - Learning Along With Others; ?1.LEARNING WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS; ?2.INNOVATION PROPAGATION IN A ONE-DIMENSIONAL PROBLEM SPACE; ?3.COLLECTIVE LEARNING IN HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL PROBLEM SPACES; ?4.COLLECTIVE SEARCH IN A PROBLEM SPACE WITH INTERACTIONS AMONG SOLUTION ELEMENTS; ?5.LIMITATIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter Two - Space, Time, and Story; ?1.INTRODUCTION: LIFE, PERCEPTION, AND STORIES; ?2.PERCEIVING THE EVENTS OF LIFE

?3.TELLING THE EVENTS OF LIFE: WORD, DIAGRAM, GESTURE?4.SPRACTION: SPACE, ACTION, ABSTRACTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter Three - The Cognition of Spatial Cognition: Domain-General within Domain-specific; ?1.SPATIAL COGNITION: EXPLORING THE DOMAIN-GENERAL IN THE DOMAIN-SPECIFIC; ?2.SPATIAL COGNITION AND ATTENTION; ?3.MEMORY AND SPATIAL COGNITION; ?4.REPRESENTING SPATIAL INFORMATION: EMBODIMENT; ?5.THE COGNITION OF SPATIAL COGNITION; REFERENCES; Chapter Four - Perceptual Learning, Cognition, and Expertise; ?1.INTRODUCTION; ?2.PERCEPTUAL LEARNING EFFECTS

?3.PERCEPTUAL LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS: AN EXAMPLE?4.PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND LEARNING; ?5.PERCEPTUAL LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION; ?6.CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter Five - Causation, Touch, and the Perception of Force; ?1.INTRODUCTION; ?2.FORCE-BASED ACCOUNTS OF CAUSATION; ?3.GROUNDING FORCES IN THE SENSE OF TOUCH; ?4.EVIDENCE FOR A FORCE-BASED VIEW OF CAUSATION FROM WORK ON THE PERCEPTION OF CAUSATION; ?5.THE SENSE OF FORCE IN CAUSAL PERCEPTION AND INDUCTION; ?6.THE FEELING OF CAUSATION IN THE ABSENCE OF MECHANISM: A DUAL PROCESS APPROACH

?7.POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR A FORCE-BASED VIEW OF CAUSATION?8.CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter Six - Categorization as Causal Explanation: Discounting and Augmenting in a Bayesian Framework; ?1.INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS; ?2.PREVIOUS ACCOUNTS OF CATEGORIZATION; ?3.THE PRESENT MODEL; ?4.TESTS OF THE PREDICTIONS; ?5.PLACING THE PRESENT ACCOUNT IN THE LITERATURE; ?6.CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter Seven - Individual Differences in Intelligence and Working Memory: A Review of Latent Variable Models; ?1.INTRODUCTION; ?2.MODELS OF INTELLIGENCE; ?3.INTERPRETATION OF THE GENERAL FACTOR

?4.MODELS OF WORKING MEMORY CAPACITY?5.TOWARD A UNIFIED MODEL; ?6.CONCLUSION; ?APPENDIX; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"ISSN: 0079-7421."

ISBN:

9780124072497

0124072496

OCLC:

881476895