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Author Domjan, Michael, 1947- author

Title The essentials of conditioning and learning / Michael Domjan
Edition Fourth edition
Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 277 pages)
Contents Preface to the fourth edition -- Basic concepts and definitions -- The structure of unconditioned behavior -- Habituation and sensitization -- Pavlovian conditioning: basic concepts -- Stimulus relations in pavlovian conditioning -- Pavlovian conditioning mechanisms -- Instrumental or operant conditioning -- Schedules of reinforcement -- Theories of reinforcement -- Extinction of conditioned behavior -- Punishment -- Avoidance learning -- Stimulus control of behavior -- Memory mechanisms -- References -- Glossary
Summary "Now in its fourth edition, Michael Domjan's classic textbook offers an introduction to learning and conditioning in a concise and accessible style, including the latest influential research findings and theoretical perspectives. Basic principles of learning and conditioning are relevant to an increasingly broad range of psychologists and neuroscientists. Yet in recent years, these core areas have become less prevalent in psychology and neuroscience curricula. As a result, many researchers today lack the training to understand key concepts that underlie human development and behavior. Moreover, while the field of learning and conditioning is more than a hundred years old, new discoveries continue to be made and new applications of basic research are tackling major clinical problems. Domjan summarizes these developments as well as basic learning and conditioning principles using both human and animal examples. Students and scientists from multiple areas of psychology and neuroscience will value this succinct overview of the processes and mechanisms responsible for conditioning and learning."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
Notes Revised edition of the author's The essentials of conditioning and learning, ©2005
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Conditioned response.
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Learning, Psychology of.
Reinforcement
Conditioning, Psychological
Reinforcement, Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
Conditioned response
Learning, Psychology of
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Lernpsychologie
Konditionierung
Lernen
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781433827938
143382793X