Handbook of Learning and Cognitive Processes (Volume 1): Introduction to Concepts and Issues

Author: W. K. EstesPublisher: Psychology PressPaperback:ISBN 10: 184872389XISBN 13: 978-1848723894From the Foreword: "Is it possible at present to identify a core cluster of theoretical ideas, concepts, and methods with which everyone working in the area of learning and cognition needs to be familiar? Would it be possible to make explicit the relationships that we feel do or must exist among the various subspecialties, ranging from conditioning through perceptual learning and memory to psycholinguistics, and to present these in a sufficiently organized way to help specialists and non-specialists alike in relating particular lines of research to the broader spectrum of activity? These questions were posed to a substantial number of investigators who are currently most active in developing the ideas and doing the research. Their response constitutes this Handbook…" First published in 1975, Volume 1 of this Handbook attempts to present an overview of the field and to introduce the princip