An introduction to theories of learning

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Title:

Author:

Hergenhahn, B. R., 1934-2007.

ISBN:

9780131147225

9780131278219

Personal Author:

Hergenhahn, B. R., 1934-2007.

Edition:

7th ed.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2005.

Physical Description:

vi, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

What is learning? -- Approaches to the study of learning -- Early notions about learning -- Edward Lee Thorndike -- Burrhus Frederick Skinner -- Clark Leonard Hull -- Ivan Petrovich Pavlov -- Edwin Ray Guthrie -- William Kaye Estes -- Gestalt theory -- Jean Piaget -- Edward Chace Tolman -- Albert Bandura -- Donald Olding Hebb -- Robert C. Bolles and evolutionary psychology -- A final word.

Subject Term:

Learning, Psychology of.

Added Author:

Olson, Matthew H.

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Summary

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Learning Theory and Learning in departments of psychology and education.

Accessible for undergraduates yet thorough enough for graduate students, this comprehensive text defines learning and shows how the learning process is studied. The text places learning in its historical perspective, giving students an appreciation for the figures and theories that have shaped 100 years of learning theory research.