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Clinical Applications of Learning Theory

Clinical Applications of Learning Theory
  • Edited by Mark Haselgrove, and Lee Hogarth.

Published November 2011

This book examines a variety of psychological disorders from the perspective of the psychology of learning. Grounded in the study of classical and instrumental conditioning, learning theory provides an explanatory framework for the way in which humans acquire information, and when applied, how…
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Psychology of Reading

2nd Edition

Psychology of Reading
  • By Keith Rayner, Alexander Pollatsek, Jane Ashby and Charles Clifton Jr..

Published November 2011

Reading is a highly complex skill that is prerequisite to success in many societies in which a great deal of information is communicated in written form. Since the 1970s, much has been learned about the reading process from research by cognitive psychologists. This book summarizes that important…
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Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting

A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork

Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting
  • Edited by Aaron S. Benjamin.

Published November 2010

The chapters in this volume are testament to the many ways in which Robert Bjork’s ideas have shaped the course of research on human memory over four decades. It showcases the theoretical advances and recent findings by researchers whose work and careers have been influenced by Bjork. The first…
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Generalization of Knowledge

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Generalization of Knowledge
  • Edited by Marie T. Banich, and Donna Caccamise.

Published May 2010

While the notion of generalization fits prominently into cognitive theories of learning, there is surprisingly little research literature that takes an overview of the issue from a broad multifaceted perspective. This volume remedies this by taking a multidisciplinary perspective on generalization…
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Straight Choices

The Psychology of Decision Making

Straight Choices
  • By Benjamin R. Newell, David A. Lagnado and David R. Shanks.

Published May 2010

We all face a perplexing array of decisions every day. Straight Choices provides an integrative account of the psychology of decision making, in which clear connections are made between empirical results and how these results can help us to understand our uncertain world. Throughout the text, there…
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Handbook of Child Language Disorders

Handbook of Child Language Disorders
  • Edited by Richard G. Schwartz.

Published September 2008

The Handbook of Child Language Disorders provides an in-depth, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art review of current research concerning the nature, assessment, and remediation of language disorders in children. The book includes chapters focusing on specific groups of childhood…
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Behavior Analysis and Learning

Fourth Edition

Behavior Analysis and Learning
  • By W. David Pierce, and Carl D. Cheney.

Published May 2008

Behavior Analysis and Learning, Fourth Edition is an essential textbook covering the basic principles in the field of behavior analysis and learned behaviors, as pioneered by B. F. Skinner. The textbook provides an advanced introduction to operant conditioning from a very consistent Skinnerian…
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Human Contingency Learning: Recent Trends in Research and Theory

A Special Issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Human Contingency Learning: Recent Trends in Research and Theory
  • Edited by Tom Beckers, Jan De Houwer and Helena Matute.

Published March 2007

The present special issue presents an overview of recent developments and controversies in research on human contingency learning. Contributions range from purely fundamental, theoretical analyses, over empirically oriented reports, to more applied contributions, reflecting the breadth of scope of…
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Integrating the Mind

Domain General Versus Domain Specific Processes in Higher Cognition

Integrating the Mind
  • Edited by Maxwell J. Roberts.

Published January 2007

There are currently several debates taking place simultaneously in various fields of psychology which address the same fundamental issue: to what extent are the processes and resources that underlie higher cognition domain-general versus domain-specific? Extreme Domain Specificity argues that…
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Progress in Psychological Science around the World. Volume 1 Neural, Cognitive and Developmental Issues.

Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Psychology

Progress in Psychological Science around the World. Volume 1 Neural, Cognitive and Developmental Issues.
  • Edited by Qicheng Jing, Mark R. Rosenzweig, Gery d'Ydewalle, Houcan Zhang, Hsuan-Chih Chen and Kan Zhang.

Published July 2006

Progress in Psychological Science around the World, Volumes 1 and 2, present the main contributions from the 28th International Congress of Psychology, held in Beijing in 2004. These expert contributions include the Nobel laureate address, the Presidential address, and the Keynote and…
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