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Leahey, Thomas Hardy.

Learning and cognition / Thomas H. Leahey, Richard Jackson Harris. - 3rd ed. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1993. - xii, 545 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Human learning. 2nd ed. c1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-532) and index.

Introduction1. Learning and Cognition in History. Issues in the Study of Learning and CognitionI. LEARNING, COGNITION, AND CONDITIONING2. Fundamentals of Conditioning3. Traditional Theories of Conditioning4. Contemporary Theories of ConditioningII. LEARNING, COGNITION, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING5. Early Recognition, Attention, and Working Memory Processes6. Long-Term MemoryIII. LEARNING, COGNITION, AND THE HIGHER MENTAL PROCESSES7. Language8. Comprehension9. ThinkingIV. LEARNING, COGNITION, AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM10. Cognitive Science and the Mind-Body Problem11. Neurophysiology of Learning and Cognition12. Evolution of Learning and CognitionV. LEARNING, COGNITION, EVOLUTION, AND DEVELOPMENT13. The Origin and Development of Language14. Development, Learning and Cognition15. References16. Index

ISBN: 0134465504

LCCN: 92037607

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Learning, Psychology of.
Cognition.
Human information processing.

LC Class. No.: BF318 / .L37 1993

Dewey Class. No.: 153.1 LEA H