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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Learning Theory and Learning in departments of psychology and education.
Accessible for undergraduates yet thorough enough for graduate students, this comprehensive text defines learning and shows how the learning process is studied. The text places learning in its historical perspective, giving students an appreciation for the figures and theories that have shaped 100 years of learning theory research.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING.
II. PREDOMINANTLY FUNCTIONALISTIC THEORIES.
III. PREDOMINANTLY ASSOCIATIONISTIC THEORIES.
IV. PREDOMINANTLY COGNITIVE THEORIES.
V. A PREDOMINANTLY NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY.
VI. AN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY.
VII. SOME FINAL THOUGHTS.
16. A Final Word.
17. Glossary
18. References
19. Name Index
20. Subject Index
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