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Psychology of learning and motivation : V22

Unknown Author, Unknown (Author)
eBook, English, 1989
Elsevier Science, Burlington, 1989
1 online resource (383 pages).
9780080863733, 0080863736
1058452596
Cover
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1. Foraging As Operant Behavior And Operant Behavior As Foraging: What Have We Learned?
I. Introduction
II. Optimal Foraging Theory
III. Simulating Foraging in the Laboratory
IV. Prey Selection and Delay Reduction
V. Patch Departure and the Marginal-Value Theorem
VI. Sampling and Information
VII. Risk
VIII. Time Horizons
IX. Conclusions
References
Chapter 2. The Comparator Hypothesis: A Response Rule For The Expression Of Associations
I. Introduction
II. The Comparator Hypothesis. III. Punctate Comparator Stimuli
IV. Some Applications of the Comparator Hypothesis
V. Implications for Conditioned Inhibition Theory
VI. Training a CS in Multiple Contexts
VII. The Temporal Window for Comparisons
VIII. Comparator Stimuli for Comparator Stimuli
IX. Relationship of the Comparator Hypothesis to Other Models
X. Postconditioning Inflation of Comparator Stimuli
XI. Generalization to Instrumental Behavior
XII. Appraisal of the Comparator Hypothesis
References. Chapter 3. The Experimental Synthesis Of Behavior: Reinforcement, Behavioral Stereotypy, And Problem Solving
I. Introduction
II. Experiment 1: Effects of Pretraining Variation
III. Experiment 2: Rules, Payoffs, and Contingency Assessment
IV. Experiment 3: Rules, Payoffs, and the Apprehension of Logical Form
V. Experiment 4: Melioration, Optimization, and Pretraining
VI. General Discussion
References
Chapter 4. Extraction Of Information From Complex Visual Stimuli: Memory Performance And Phenomenological Appearance
I. Introduction. II. A Model of Information Acquisition and Picture Memory
III. Phenomenological Appearance
IV. Concluding Remarks
V. Appendix
References
Chapter 5. Working Memory, Comprehension, And Aging: A Review And A New View
I. Introduction
II. The Theoretical Framework: From General Capacity to Working Memory
III. The Empirical Evidence: Aging, Inference Formation, and Retrieval Problems
IV. Criticisms of the Reduced Processing Resource Approach
V.A New Framework: Inhibition and the Contents of Working Memory
References. Chapter 6. Strategic Control Of Retrieval Strategies
I. Introduction
II. A Two-Factor Theory of Memory Retrieval
III. Influencing Strategy Selection: Extrinsic Variables and Intrinsic Variables
IV. When Does the Strategy-Selection Stage Operate?
V. Influencing Strategy Selection: Intrinsic Variables
VI. Conclusions
VII. Appendix
References
Chapter 7. Alternative Representations
I. Introduction
II. Bus Schedules
III. Medication Instructions
IV. Text-Editing Commands
V. Overview of Experiments
VI. Research Strategy
VII. Toward a Comprehensive View of Representation
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING & MOTIVATION:V22