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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation

Ross, Brian H.

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • CONTENTSv
  • Contributorsix
  • Chapter 1. EXEMPLAR MODELS IN THE STUDY OF NATURAL LANGUAGE CONCEPTS1
  • I. Introduction1
  • II. Category Learning Experiments with Artificial Stimuli3
  • III. Studies of Natural Language Concepts4
  • IV. Two Stumbling Blocks in Applying Exemplar Models to Natural Language Concepts5
  • V. Attempts to Apply Ideas of the Exemplar View to Natural Language Concepts: Linear Separability, T7
  • VI. Some Final Remarks33
  • References35
  • Chapter 2. SEMANTIC MEMORY: SOME INSIGHTS FROM FEATURE-BASED CONNECTIONIST ATTRACTOR NETWORKS41
  • I. Introduction41
  • II. Why Feature Norms?44
  • III. Why Attractor Networks?46
  • IV. Feature Correlations and Relations50
  • V. The Dynamics of Similarity60
  • VI. Category-Specific Semantic Deficits69
  • VII. Summary80
  • References82
  • Chapter 3. ON THE CONTINUITY OF MIND: TOWARD A DYNAMICAL ACCOUNT OF COGNITION87
  • I. Introduction87
  • II. Continuously Changing Graded Representations91
  • III. Continuity in Language Processing102
  • IV. Continuity in Visual Perception114
  • V. Continuity in Complexity123
  • VI. Conclusion131
  • References133
  • Chapter 4. ACTION AND MEMORY143
  • I. Introduction143
  • II. Basic Approach144
  • III. Applications145
  • IV. Other Evidence on Memory and Action166
  • V. Relation to Other Approaches170
  • VI. Conclusion172
  • References172
  • Chapter 5. SELF-GENERATION AND MEMORY175
  • I. Introduction175
  • II. The Generation Effect176
  • III. Trade-off Accounts of the Generation Effect179
  • IV. The Perceptual-Interference Effect183
  • V. The Effects of Generation and Perceptual Interference on Measures of Relational, Order, and Assoc186
  • VI. Dissociating Enhanced Item Memory from Disrupted Order and Relational Information203
  • VII. Concluding Discussion207
  • References210
  • Chapter 6. AGING, METACOGNITION, AND COGNITIVE CONTROL215
  • I. Introduction215
  • II. A Conceptual Framework of Strategic Behavior216
  • III. Relevance of the Framework for Aging Effects on Memory223
  • IV. Our Research on Strategies for Associative Learning224
  • V. Future Directions241
  • VI. Conclusion246
  • Appendix 1246
  • References247
  • Chapter 7. THE PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY OF MEMORY AND COGNITION: PROMISES, PITFALLS, AND A METHODOLOGICAL253
  • I. Introduction253
  • II. Methodological Advantages of Cognitive Psychopharmacology254
  • III. Illustrative Examples256
  • IV. Challenges of Cognitive Psychopharmacology258
  • V. Concluding Remarks271
  • References271
  • Index275
  • Contents of Recent Volumes293
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780125433457
  • ISBN-13 9780080522760
  • Author Ross, Brian H.
  • Category Psychology
  • Subject Cognitive Psychology

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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work.