Learning and behavior - James E. Mazur

Focusing on both classic and contemporary studies and the most recent development and trends, Mazur's comprehensive book describes the psychological theories, applications, and experiments of learning and behaviour in both humans and animals. *NEW-Updates each chapter to include new studies that reflect recent developments in the field. *Adds more studies using human subjects, rather than animals. *NEW-Integrates material on biological constraints on learning throughout, rather than in a single chapter. *NEW-Divides coverage of operant conditioning into two, more manageable chapters. (Chaps. 6 & 9) *NEW-Provides additional examples of applications to human behavior based on recent experimental research, e.g.: - Habituation. - Classical conditioning. - Physiological mechanisms. - Rule-governed behavior. - Biological preparedness. - Stimulus control. *NEW-Covers several new topics: - Chaos theory in psychology. - Habituation in human infants. - Eye movement desensitization. - Neurophysiology of classical conditioning in humans. - Percentile schedules and shaping. - Factors affecting performance on reinforcement schedules. - Overcorrection.;- Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors. - Stimulus satiation. - Self-modeling. *NEW-Revises/updates sections on: - The Rescorla-Wagner model. - Physiology of classical conditioning in animals. - Token economies. - The effects of reinforcement history. - Biofeedback. - Behavioral economics. - Peak shift. - Concept formation in animals. - Motor programs. *NEW-Concludes each chapter with a Summary and a set of essay-type review questions. *NEW-Adds over 180 new references from the 1990s. *Offers eclectic and balanced coverage of a broad range of topics:- Traditional topics - e.g., classical conditioning, operant conditioning, aversive control, and stimulus control- Contemporary topics - e.g., habituation, physiological research on learning, comparative cognition, observational learning, motor skill learning, and choice *Includes numerous real world examples and anthologies that demonstrate the relevance of the experimental findings to everyday life