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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816414703321

Titolo

New directions in human associative learning / / [edited by] A.J. Wills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, c2005

ISBN

1-135-60964-0

1-135-60965-9

1-282-37509-1

9786612375095

1-4106-1211-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WillsA. J (Andy J.)

Disciplina

153.1/526

Soggetti

Paired-association learning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; 1. ASSOCIATION AND COGNITION; 2. MENTAL MODELS OF CAUSATION: A COMPARATIVE VIEW; 3. ON THE ROLE OF CONTROLLED COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN HUMAN ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING; 4. ASSESSING (IN)SENSITIVITY TO CAUSAL ASYMMETRY: A MATTER OF DEGREE; 5. CONNECTIONIST MODELS OF HUMAN ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING; 6. INTEGRATING ASSOCIATIVE MODELS OF SUPERVISED AND UNSUPERVISED CATEGORIZATION; 7. THE ROLE OF ASSOCIATIVE HISTORY IN HUMAN CAUSAL LEARNING; 8. ELEMENTAL REPRESENTATION AND ASSOCIABILITY: AN INTEGRATED MODEL; 9. APPLICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS

10. SIGNAL-OUTCOME CONTINGENCY, CONTIGUITY, AND THE DEPRESSIVE REALISM EFFECT11. LEARNING TO LIKE (OR DISLIKE): ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING OF PREFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The editor and authors of this book present a synthesis of work on human associative learning, tracing some of its historical roots but concentrating mainly on recent developments. It is divided into three sections: an introduction to the recent data and controversies in the study of human associative learning; recent developments in the formal



theories of how associative learning occurs; and applied work on human associative learning, particularly its application to depression and to the development of preferences. The book is designed to be accessible to undergraduates, providing a clear ill