The psychology of learning and motivation [electronic resource] : advances in research and theory. Volume 37 / edited by Doudlas L. Medin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Medin, Douglas L.

Series:

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v.37.

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v.37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work.

Contents:

Front Cover; The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 37; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. OBJECT-BASED REASONING; I. Introduction; II. Separation and Contrast between Content and Structure; III. Semantic Knowledge Determines How People Represent Problems; IV. Semantic Knowledge Affects Selection of Processing Strategies; V. Discussion; References; Chapter 2. ENCODING SPATIAL REPRESENTATION THROUGH NONVISUALLY GUIDED LOCOMOTION TESTS OF HUMAN PATH INTEGRATION; I. Navigational Concepts; II. General Assumptions and Findings Regarding

III. Representations and Processes Underlying Shortcuts in SpaceIV. The Encoding-Error Model of Path Completion; V. General Methodology of Reported Experiments; VI. Encoding as Inferred from Reproduction and Verbal Report of Simple Paths; VII. Encoding Distances and Turns Inferred from Fitting the; VIII. Effects of Experience on Encoding Pathway Parameters; IX. When Does Updating of the Homing Vector Occur? Evidence Against Moment-to-Moment Updating; X. Group Individual Differences in Navigation without Vision; XI. General Summary and Conclusions; References

Chapter 3. ATTENUATING INTERFERENCE DURING COMPREHENSION: THE ROLE OF SUPPRESSIONI. Introduction; II. Attenuating Interference during Lexical Access; III. Attenuating Interference during Anaphoric Reference; IV. Attenuating Interference during Cataphoric Reference; V. Attenuating Interference during Syntactic Parsing; VI. Attenuating Interference during Metaphor Interpretation; VII. Attenuating Interference during Inference Revision; VIII. Attenuating Interference and Comprehension Skill; IX. Summary; References

Chapter 4. COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEENI. Counterfactual Thinking; II. Mental Models and Counterfactual Thinking; III. Three Phenomena of Counterfactual Thinking; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. EPISODIC ENHANCEMENT OF PROCESSING FLUENCY; I. Introduction; II. Experiment Series 1: Data-Driven and Conceptually Driven Encoding Tasks; III. Experiment Series 2: Comparing Masked Word Identification and Word Fragment Completion; IV. Experiment Series 3: The Question of Conscious Recollection

V. Experiment Series 4: Speeded Word Reading as an Indirect Measure of MemoryVI. Experiment Series 5: Color Naming versus World Reading and the Specificity of Priming; VII. Experiment Series 6: Sources of Priming in Masked Word Indentification; VIII. Experiment Series 7: Episodic Effects on Perceptual Judgments; IX. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. PRODUCTION, EVALUATION, AND PRESERVATION OF EXPERIENCES CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESSING IN REMEMBERING AND PERFORMANCE TASKS; I. Introduction; II. Separate-Systems Assumptions: A Brief Summary

III. Selective Construction and Preservation of Experiences: Outline of the Account

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-75554-0

9786611755546

0-08-086388-4

OCLC:

476221593