The psychology of learning and motivation [electronic resource] : advances in research and theory. Volume 19 / edited by Gordon H. Bower.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bower, Gordon H.

Series:

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v.19.

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v.19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

Orlando : Academic Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING&MOTIVATION:V19

Contents:

Front Cover; The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 19; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. MEMORY FOR EXPERIENCE; I. Introduction; II. Background and Motivation; III. An Illustration of Reconstructive Memory; IV. Memory Organization in Support of Reconstructive Retrieval; V. Searching a Reconstructive Memory; VI. Integrating New Items into Memory; VII. Creating New E-MOPs; VIII. Generalization; IX. Summary and Implications; X. Related Work; XI. Is CYRUS a Good Model of People?; References; Chapter 2. THE PRAGMATICS OF ANALOGICAL TRANSFER; I. Introduction

II. A Pragmatic Framework for InductionIII. The Function and Structure of Analogy; IV. Selection and Use of a Source Analog; V. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. LEARNING IN COMPLEX DOMAINS: A COGNITIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; I. Introduction; II. A Cognitive Analysis of BASIC; III. Users' Misconceptions of BASIC; IV. Teaching Mental Models of BASIC; V. Users' Comprehension of Procedural Statements; VI. Predictors of Success in Learning BASIC; VII. Summary; References; Chapter 4. POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA AND THE DISSOCIATION OF MEMORY; I. Loss and Recovery of Memory in Hypnosis

II. Theoretical Controversy Concerning AmnesiaIII. Memory Structure, Memory Processes, and Posthypnotic Amnesia; IV. A Model for Posthypnotic Amnesia; V. Amnesic Processes and a General Model of Dissociation; References; Chapter 5. UNIT FORMATION IN PERCEPTION AND MEMORY; I. Introduction; II. Earlier Studies of Grouping and Unit Formation; III. Further Studies of Grouping and Unit Formation in Memory; IV. Summary of Unitary Effects in Memory; V. Memory for Unitary Stimuli Using Letters; VI. The Perception of Units; VII. Hypothesis: Two Levels of Unit Formation; VIII. Summary; References

Chapter 6. HOW INFANTS FORM CATEGORIESI. Introduction; II. Definition of Categorization; III. Demonstrations of Infant Categorization; IV. Processing of Category Information by 10-Month-Old Infants; V. Developmental Changes in Infant Categorization; VI. Summary and Conclusions; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-75542-7

9786611755423

0-08-086370-1

OCLC:

476221553