The Psychology of Learning and Motivation

by Brian H. Ross (Editor)

Overview

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. Volume 41 includes in its coverage chapters on multimedia learning, brain imaging, and memory, among others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124072497
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/21/2013
Series:	ISSN , #58
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Brian H. Ross is a Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research areas have included problem solving, complex learning, categorization, reasoning, memory, and mathematical modeling. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Ross has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and co-author of a textbook, Cognitive Psychology. He has held temporary leadership positions on the University of Illinois campus as Department Head of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ross has degrees from Brown University (B.S., Honors in Psychology), Rutgers University (M.S. in Mathematical Statistics), Yale University (M.S. in Psychology), and Stanford University (PhD.). Ross has been Editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation since 2000.

Table of Contents

1. Heuristic Bias and Conflict Detection During Thinking
Wim De Neys
2. Dual Processes, Knowledge, and Structure: A Critical Evaluation of the Default Interventionist  Account of Biases in Reasoning and Judgment
Simon J. Handley and Dries Trippas
3. People as Contexts in Conversation
Sarah Brown-Schmidt, Si On Yoon and Rachel Anna RyskinCvgcf
4. Using Multidimensional Encoding and Retrieval Contexts to Enhance Our Understanding of Stochastic Dependence in Source Memory
Jason L. Hicks and Jeffrey J. Starnsx
5. A Review of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting in the Contexts of Learning, Eyewitness Memory, Social Cognition, Autobiographical Memory, and Creative Cognition
Benjamin C. Storm Genna Angellox, Dorothy R. Buchli, Rebecca H. Koppel, Jeri L. Little and John F. Nestojkovfghfgh
6. Perceiving Absolute Scale in Virtual Environments: How Theory and Application Have Mutually Informed the Role of Body-Based Perception
Sarah H. Creem-Regehr Jeanine K. Stefanucci and William B. Thompson

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An authoritative reference on the psychology of learning and motivation that presents empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology

Editorial Reviews

"[T]he tradition of this series is to provide cutting-edge reviews of current experimental research… [M]ost appropriate for professional psychologists and interested graduate students. With some assistance, some advanced undergraduates will benefit from reading selected chapters."—PsycCritiques, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books

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