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 Essentials of Learning and Cognition
David L. Morgan David Morgan incisively explains the fundamental principles of learning and cognition, presenting these concepts as processes that allow animals, including humans, to adapt over time to complex environments. Thus, he consistently applies the theme of adaptation, emphasizing the distinction between phylogenic adaptation (biological evolution) and ontogenic adaptation (including learning). Morgan’s engaging style employs a minimum of jargon, resulting in an insightful and a rewarding reading experience. Concepts are skillfully applied to daily life in chapter-opener vignettes, many of which focus on unique challenges that students face.
$39.95 list, 360 pages 10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-537-6 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-537-3 © 2002 Test Bank available “The adaptionist approach is current and the theme holds up throughout. I think it is attractive to most instructors and is an excellent way for students to understand what are essentially very complex concepts.” —Mary M. Brazier, Loyola University, New Orleans “The interim summaries and running glossary are excellent features that help break the material into digestible chunks.” —David J. Renner, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Table of Contents 1. Introduction Learning and Cognition as Adaptation / Learning and Cognition Defined / Learning and Cognition as Scientific Subject Matters / Historical Influences on the Psychology of Learning and Cognition 2. Pavolvian Conditioning: Basic Principles Ivan Petrovich Pavlov: The Man and His Science / Extinction and Inhibitory Conditioning / Generalization, Discrimination, and Higher Order Conditioning / Explanations of Pavlovian Conditioning / The Adaptiveness of Pavlovian Conditioning 3. Pavlovian Conditioning: Applications Learned Taste Aversion / Conditioning and Physiology / Clinical Implications 4. Operant Conditioning and Reinforcement The Discovery of Operant Conditioning / The Three-Term Contingency / Basic Principles of Operant Behavior / Schedules of Reinforcement / The Adaptiveness of Operant Conditioning 5. Operant Conditioning: Applications Behavior Modification: A Brief History / Operant Principles and Behavioral Medicine / Operant Principles in Education 6. Social Learning Imitation: The Roots of Sociality / Social Learning: The Cognitive Perspective / Social Learning: The Behavioral Perspective / The Adaptive Nature of Social Learning 7. Remembering and Forgetting Historical Approaches and Theories of Memory / Forgetting: Causes and Corrections / Incidental Memory / Memory in Nonhumans / The Adaptive Nature of Memory 8. Conceptual Behavior Concepts as Abstractions / Human Conceptual Behavior / Conceptual Behavior in Nonhumans / The Adaptive Nature of Conceptual Behavior 9. Acquiring and Using Language Language Fundamentals / The Psycholinguistic Approach to Language / The Behavioral Approach to Language / Language in Nonhumans / The Adaptive Nature of Language 10. Biology, Learning, and Cognition Learning and the Nervous System / Memory and the Nervous System / The Phylogeny of Learning and Cognition / The Adaptive Nature of Learning and Cognition: Summing Up
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