Psychology of learning and motivation [electronic resource] : advances in research and theory. Volume 24 / edited by Gordon H. Bower.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bower, Gordon H.

Series:

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 24.

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING&MOTIVATION V24

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Dimensional Mnemonics; I. Introduction; II. Dichotomies and Dissociations; III. Working Memory and Reference Memory; IV. Evolutionary Pressure for Independent Memory Systems; V. Consequences of 'Taxonomic Decisions; VI. Other Dimensional Analyses; VII. One Central Processing Unit or Multiple Dedicated Units?; VIII. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Memory Processing By Pigeons Monkeys, And People; I. Introduction; II. Serial Probe Recognition; III. Animals Can Adopt Different Memory Strategies

IV. Monkey Same-Different and SPR Performance with Auditory StimuliV. Pigeon and Monkey Same-Different and SPR Acquisition Compared; VI. Probe Delay Effects on the Serial Position Function; VII. Rehearsal Processes in List Memory Experiments; VIII. Evidence against Rehearsal Involvement in Serial Position Effects; IX. Concluding Comment; References; Chapter 3. Short-Term Memory For Associations; I. Introduction; II. Experiments; III. Convolution-Correlation Model; IV. Previous Studies; V. The Nature of Associative Information; References

Chapter 4. Catastrophic Interference In Connectionist Networks: The Sequential Learning ProblemI. Introduction; II. Sequential Learning and Interference; III. Network Architecture and Learning Procedures; IV. Arithmetic Facts; V. Retroactive Interference; VI. Generality of the Interference Problem; VII. Why Does New Learning Disrupt Old Knowledge?; VIII. Possible Solutions; IX. Implications and Future Directions; X. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Fear, Stimulus Feedback, And Stressor Controllability; I. Introduction; II. Controllability Is Mimicked by Feedback Stimuli

III. Issues Raised by Feedback FindingsIV. Do Feedback Effects Depend upon Conditioned Inhibition?; V. Is the Influence of Control Reducible to That of Feedback?; VI. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Semantic Context Effects On Visual Word Processing: A Hybrid Prospective-Retrospective Processing Theory; I. Introduction; II. Retrospective versus Prospective Accounts of DMTS and Semantic Priming: When Intuitions Produce Divergent Accounts of Conceptually Similar Paradigms; III. A Hybrid Prospective-Retrospective Theory of Semantic Priming; IV. Overall Conclusions; References

Chapter 7. Network Structures In Proximity DataI. Introduction; II. Pathfinder Networks; III. Applications of Pathfinder Networks; IV. Discussion and Future Lines of Investigation; References; Chapter 8. Individual Differences In Attention; I. Introduction; II. Review of Previous Studies; III. Studies of Attention Switching; IV. Studies of Information Integration; V. General Discussion; References; Chapter 9. Type A Behavior: A Social Cognition Motivational Perspective; I. The Cognitive Motivational Approach; II. Quality of Life in Type A Individuals; III. Explaining the Type A Lifestyle

IV. Empirical Investigations of the Self-Worth Type A Model

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-51479-9

9786611514792

0-08-086375-2

OCLC:

476167246