Learning : a very short introduction / Mark Haselgrove.

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9780199688364
0199688362

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153.15 23 HAS

Contents:

What is learning? -- What is learned during learning? -- The surprising thing about learning -- Learning about space and time -- When learning goes wrong -- Learning from others -- Surely there is more to learning than that?

Summary: Learning is a key aspect of animal behavior, and central to survival. Without learning there can be no memory, no language, and no intelligence. Haselgrove looks at the nature of learning, and how it takes place. From the early experiments of Pavlov, Thorndike, and others, to the most recent studies in social learning, he traces the development of the main theories of learning in contemporary psychology, and describes the ingenious experimental approaches used to study learning in both animals and humans

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Philosophy & psychology	Non-fiction	153.15 HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		34522

What is learning? --
What is learned during learning? --
The surprising thing about learning --
Learning about space and time --

When learning goes wrong --

Learning from others --

Surely there is more to learning than that?

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110) and index.

Learning is a key aspect of animal behavior, and central to survival. Without learning there can be no memory, no language, and no intelligence. Haselgrove looks at the nature of learning, and how it takes place. From the early experiments of Pavlov, Thorndike, and others, to the most recent studies in social learning, he traces the development of the main theories of learning in contemporary psychology, and describes the ingenious experimental approaches used to study learning in both animals and humans

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