Psychology of learning and motivation [electronic resource] : advances in research and theory. Volume 22 / edited by Gordon H. Bower.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bower, Gordon H.

Series:

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 22.

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING&MOTIVATION:V22

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Foraging As Operant Behavior And Operant Behavior As Foraging: What Have We Learned?; I. Introduction; II. Optimal Foraging Theory; III. Simulating Foraging in the Laboratory; IV. Prey Selection and Delay Reduction; V. Patch Departure and the Marginal-Value Theorem; VI. Sampling and Information; VII. Risk; VIII. Time Horizons; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Comparator Hypothesis: A Response Rule For The Expression Of Associations; I. Introduction; II. The Comparator Hypothesis; III. Punctate Comparator Stimuli

IV. Some Applications of the Comparator HypothesisV. Implications for Conditioned Inhibition Theory; VI. Training a CS in Multiple Contexts; VII. The Temporal Window for Comparisons; VIII. Comparator Stimuli for Comparator Stimuli; IX. Relationship of the Comparator Hypothesis to Other Models; X. Postconditioning Inflation of Comparator Stimuli; XI. Generalization to Instrumental Behavior; XII. Appraisal of the Comparator Hypothesis; References; Chapter 3. The Experimental Synthesis Of Behavior: Reinforcement, Behavioral Stereotypy, And Problem Solving; I. Introduction

II. Experiment 1: Effects of Pretraining VariationIII. Experiment 2: Rules, Payoffs, and Contingency Assessment; IV. Experiment 3: Rules, Payoffs, and the Apprehension of Logical Form; V. Experiment 4: Melioration, Optimization, and Pretraining; VI. General Discussion; References; Chapter 4. Extraction Of Information From Complex Visual Stimuli: Memory Performance And Phenomenological Appearance; I. Introduction; II. A Model of Information Acquisition and Picture Memory; III. Phenomenological Appearance; IV. Concluding Remarks; V. Appendix; References

Chapter 5. Working Memory, Comprehension, And Aging: A Review And A New ViewI. Introduction; II. The Theoretical Framework: From General Capacity to Working Memory; III. The Empirical Evidence: Aging, Inference Formation, and Retrieval Problems; IV. Criticisms of the Reduced Processing Resource Approach; V. A New Framework: Inhibition and the Contents of Working Memory; References; Chapter 6. Strategic Control Of Retrieval Strategies; I. Introduction; II. A Two-Factor Theory of Memory Retrieval; III. Influencing Strategy Selection: Extrinsic Variables and Intrinsic Variables

IV. When Does the Strategy-Selection Stage Operate?V. Influencing Strategy Selection: Intrinsic Variables; VI. Conclusions; VII. Appendix; References; Chapter 7. Alternative Representations; I. Introduction; II. Bus Schedules; III. Medication Instructions; IV. Text-Editing Commands; V. Overview of Experiments; VI. Research Strategy; VII. Toward a Comprehensive View of Representation; References; Chapter 8. Evidence For Relational Selectivity In The Interpretation Of Analogy And Metaphor; I. Introduction; II. Three Accounts of Metaphor and Analogy

III. Experiments Contrasting Structure-Mapping and Salience Imbalance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-51478-0

9786611514785

0-08-086373-6

OCLC:

476167241