| Preface | xiii |
Chapter 1 | Basic Concepts and Definitions | 1 |
| Fundamental Features of Learning | 2 |
| Naturalistic versus Experimental Observations | 6 |
| The Fundamental Learning Experiment | 8 |
Chapter 2 | The Structure of Unconditioned Behavior | 13 |
| Shaping and Homogeneous versus Heterogeneous Substrates of Behavior | 14 |
| The Concept of the Reflex | 15 |
| Complex Forms of Elicited Behavior | 17 |
| The Organization of Elicited Behavior | 20 |
Chapter 3 | Habituation and Sensitization | 25 |
| General Principles of Regulation | 27 |
| Effects of the Repeated Presentation of an Eliciting Stimulus | 28 |
| The Dual-Process Theory of Habituation and Sensitization | 36 |
Chapter 4 | Pavlovian Conditioning and Extinction | 41 |
| Pavlov's Proverbial Bell | 42 |
| Some Common Misconceptions | 42 |
| Contemporary Pavlovian Conditioning Preparations | 44 |
| The Nature of the Conditioned Response | 46 |
| The Contents of Pavlovian Associations | 49 |
| The Selectivity of Associations | 52 |
| The Control Problem in Pavlovian Conditioning | 54 |
| Extinction of Pavlovain Conditioned Behavior | 57 |
Chapter 5 | Stimulus Relations in Pavlovian Conditioning | 63 |
| Temporal Relation between CS and US | 64 |
| Signal Relation between CS and US | 67 |
| Higher-Order Relations in Pavlovian Conditioning: Conditioned Inhibition | 70 |
| Higher-Order Relations in Pavlovian Conditioning: Conditioned Facilitation | 76 |
Chapter 6 | Instrumental or Operant Conditioning | 81 |
| The Traditions of Thorndike and Skinner | 83 |
| The Establishment of an Instrumental or Operant Response | 87 |
| The Importance of Immediate Reinforcement | 91 |
| Event Relations in Instrumental Conditioning | 92 |
Chapter 7 | Schedules of Reinforcement | 99 |
| The Cumulative Record | 100 |
| Simple Schedules of Reinforcement | 101 |
| Mechanisms of Schedule Performance | 106 |
| Chained Schedules of Reinforcement | 108 |
| Concurrent Schedules | 111 |
| Extinction of Instrumental Behavior | 113 |
Chapter 8 | Theories of Reinforcement | 120 |
| Thorndike and the Law of Effect | 121 |
| Hull and Drive Reduction Theory | 122 |
| Reinforcers as Responses | 125 |
| The Response Deprivation Hypothesis | 128 |
| The Behavioral Regulation Approach | 130 |
Chapter 9 | Punishment | 135 |
| Effective and Ineffective Punishment | 136 |
| Research Evidence on Punishment | 138 |
| Can and Should We Create a Society Free of Punishment? | 144 |
| Alternatives to Punishment | 146 |
Chapter 10 | Avoidance Learning | 149 |
| Dominant Questions in the Analysis of Avoidance Learning | 150 |
| Origins of the Study of Avoidance Learning | 151 |
| Contemporary Avoidance Conditioning Procedures | 152 |
| Theoretical Approaches to Avoidance Learning | 156 |
Chapter 11 | Stimulus Control of Behavior | 167 |
| Measurement of Stimulus Control | 168 |
| Determinants of Stimulus Control: Stimulus and Organismic Factors | 173 |
| Determinants of Stimulus Control: Learning Factors | 176 |
Chapter 12 | Memory Mechanisms | 185 |
| Stages of Information Processing | 186 |
| The Matching-to-Sample Procedure | 187 |
| Types of Memory | 190 |
| Sources of Memory Failure | 195 |
| Glossary | 201 |
| References | 215 |
| Name Index | 231 |
| Subject Index | 233 |