Barker, Lewis M., 1942-

Learning and behaviour : biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives / Lewis Barker - 3rd ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2001 - xxii, 490 p. ; 25 cm.

Preface to the Second Edition. - Preface to the Third Edition. - Ch. 1 Issues in Learning and Behavior. - Ch. 2 Biological Bases of Learning and Behavior. - Ch. 3 From Reflexes to Simple Conditioning. - Ch. 4 Contemporary Conditioning Methods and Applications. - Ch. 5 Complexities of Conditioning. - Ch. 6 Instrumental Learning and Operant Conditioning. - Ch. 7 Reinforcement and Behavior Control. - Ch. 8 Punishment and the Aversive Control of Behavior . - Ch. 9 Choice Behavior. - Ch. 10 Applications of Learning and Behavior Theory. - Ch. 11 Conceptual Learning and Thinking. - Ch. 12 Communication, Human Language, and Culture. - Glossary. - References. - Acknowledgments. - Author Index. - Subject Index.

Learning and Behaviour : Biological Psychological, and Sociocultural Perspectives has been written as a primary text for a college-level course in learning. This book will be of interest to students and instructors who recognize the broad, pervasive role that learning and behavior theory plays in our human lives. The subtitle reflects a range of enterests that extends beyond typical treatments of "animal learning.". - Preface

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