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

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 153.1/526
• Soggetto topico: Paired-association learning
• Altri autori: WillsA. J (Andy J.)
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: New directions in human associative learning
• ISBN: 1-135-60964-0; 1-135-60965-9; 1-282-37509-1; 9786612375095; 1-4106-1211-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783698703321
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