Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Advances in Research and Theory / Edition 1

by Douglas L. Medin

Overview

General Description of the Series
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.
General Description of the Volume
Volume 38 covers emotional memory, metacomprehension of text, and intertemporal choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780125433389
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/15/1998
Series:	Psychology of Learning and Motivation , #38
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

Douglas L. Medin is the series editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation.

Table of Contents

F. Bedford, Perceptual Learning.
R. Gelman, A Rational-Constructivist Account of Early Learning about Numbers and Objects.
H.L. Roediger III, M.A. Wheeler, and S. Rajaram, Remembering, Knowing, and Reconstructing the Past.
A.F. Healy, D.M. Clawson, D.S. McNamara, W.R. Marmie, V.I. Schneider, T.C. Rickard, R.J. Crutcher, C.L. King, K.A. Ericsson, and L.E. Bourne, Jr., The Long-Term Retention of Knowledge and Skills.
W. Kintsch, B.K. Britton, C.R. Fletcher, E. Kintsch, S.M. Mannes, and M.J. Nathan, A Comprehension-Based Approach to Learning and Understanding.
P.W. Cheng, Separating Causal Laws from Casual Facts: Pressing the Limits of Statistical Relevance.
E.F. Shipley, Categories, Hierarchies, and Induction.
Subject Index.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Series
"A remarkable number of landmark papers... An important collection of theory and data."
—Roberta L. Klatzky in CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

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