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Categories of Human Learning
- 1st Edition - May 12, 2014
- Editor: Arthur W. Melton
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 4 7 0 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 8 3 7 - 9
Categories of Human Learning covers the papers presented at the Symposium on the Psychology of Human Learning, held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on January 31 and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCategories of Human Learning covers the papers presented at the Symposium on the Psychology of Human Learning, held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on January 31 and February 1, 1962. The book focuses on the different classifications of human learning. The selection first offers information on classical and operant conditioning and the categories of learning and the problem of definition. Discussions focus on classical and instrumental conditioning and the nature of reinforcement; comparability of the forms of human learning; conditioning experiments with human subjects; and subclasses of classical and instrumental conditioning. The text then takes a look at the representativeness of rote verbal learning and centrality of verbal learning. The publication ponders on probability learning, evaluation of stimulus sampling theory, and short-term memory and incidental learning. Topics include short-term retention, stimulus variation experiments, reinforcement schedules and mean response, systematic interpretations, and methodological approaches. The book then examines the behavioral effects of instruction to learning, verbalizations and concepts, and the generality of research on transfer functions. The selection is highly recommended for psychologists and educators wanting to conduct studies on the categories of human learning.
List of Contributors
Preface
Classical and Operant Conditioning
Subclasses of Classical and Instrumental Conditioning
Special Problems of Equivalence of Stimuli, Responses, and Reinforcement in a Classificatory Scheme
Summary of the Classification Problem
Conditioning Experiments with Human Subjects
Comparability of the Forms of Human Learning
References
Categories of Learning and the Problem of Definition: Comments on Professor Grant's Paper
Can the Same Responses Be Conditioned Both Classically and Instrumentally?
Classical and Instrumental Conditioning and the Nature of Reinforcement
Are Laws of Classical Conditioning and Instrumental Conditioning the Same?
Summary
References
The Representativeness of Rote Verbal Learning
Approaches to a Taxonomy of Human Learning
Characterization of Rote Verbal Learning
Factors in Response Learning
Factors Influencing Associative Learning
Summary and General Comments
References
The Centrality of Verbal Learning: Comments on Professor Underwood's Paper
Unity vs. Diversity of Learning Process
The Centrality of Verbal Learning
Summary and Conclusion
References
Probability Learning
Methodological Approaches
Some Facts About Probability Learning
Systematic Interpretations
References
An Evaluation of Stimulus Sampling Theory: Comments on Professor Estes' Paper
Reinforcement Schedules and Mean Response
Sequential Dependencies
The Friedman, Burke, Cole, Estes, and Millward Experiment
Stimulus Variation Experiments
References
Short-Term Memory and Incidental Learning
Short-Term Retention
Incidental Learning
Conclusions
References
Behavioral Effects of Instruction to Learn: Comments on Professor Postman s Paper
Incidental Learning
The Stimulus Trace and Short-Term Memory
References
The Concept of the Concept
Models of Concepts
The Nature of Concepts
The Place of Classification Learning in the Psychology of Learning
Concluding Comments
References
On Verbalizations and Concepts: Comments on Professor Kendler's Paper
Text
References
Perceptual-Motor Skill Learning
Definitions and Taxonomy
Theoretical Models
The Continuity-Discontinuity Issue in Skill Learning
Phases Characteristic of Skill Learning
Cognitive Aspects of Skill Learning
Some Cross-Category Problems of Skill Learning
Some Relatively Unique Aspects of Skill Learning
Summary
References
The Generality of Research on Transfer Functions: Comments on Professor Fitts' Paper
Historical Perspective
The Techniques
Some Empirical Data
Relation to Other Human Learning
Summary
References
Problem Solving
Dependent Variables in Problem Solving
Independent Variables
Individual Differences Variables
The Nature of Problem Solving
References
Learning and Problem Solving: Comments on Professor Gagné's Paper
The Relation of Learning and Problem Solving
The Question of Emergent Properties
References
The Taxonomy of Human Learning: Overview
Why the Taxonomy of Human Learning?
Development of a Taxonomy
The Validity of the Traditional Categories of Learning
Conclusion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 370
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 12, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483254708
- eBook ISBN: 9781483258379