LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR, Seventh Edition, is stimulating and filled with high-interest queries and examples. Based on the theme that learning is a biological mechanism that aids survival, this book embraces a scientific approach to behavior but is written in clear, engaging, and easy-to-understand language. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Eighth Edition James E. Mazur ... First edition published 1990 by Prentice-Hall Seventh edition published 2012 by Taylor & Francis Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: Mazur, James E., 1951– author.
and Myers, 2009; Timberlake & Grant, 1975). For example, Timberlake and Grant observed rats when the signal preceding each food pellet was the entry of another rat (restrained on a small moving platform) into the experimental chamber.
What's New in This Edition Over 50 new chapter-end Discussion Questions engage the student in reviewing and integrating the chapter material. In addition to new figures, all of the art has been digitally enhanced and updated to full colour.
Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals.
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This text shows students how the psychology of learning can offer insight into their own behaviour. The book has been extensively revised and updated with examples, pedagogical features, definitions, and more.
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This active learning edition includes a new, built-in workbook that provides examples and exercises to help students practice and remember what they read in the text.
Written from the perspective of selectionist theory, this text presents a theoretically integrated approach to the study of animal learning and human cognition that co-ordinates behavioural research and research in...
This active learning edition includes a new, built-in workbook that provides examples and exercises to help students practice and remember what they read in the text. In addition, students read...