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Psychology of Learning and Behavior, Fifth Edition |  | Authors: Steven J. Robbins, Barry Schwartz, Edward A. Wasserman
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 643965
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Fifth Edition
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0393975916
Dewey Decimal Number: 150.1943
EAN: 9780393975918
ASIN: 0393975916
Publication Date: September 2001
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Now in its Fifth Edition, Psychology of Learning and Behavior is one of the most highly regarded texts in its field. Barry Schwartz, Steven Robbins, and new co-author Edward Wasserman offer students an engaging introduction to the basic principles of Pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, and comparative cognition. The text's critical approach exposes students to the unresolved problems and controversies surrounding behavior theory and encourages them to interpret the material and make connections between theories and real-life situations. With several hundred new references, a new emphasis on comparative cognition, and expanded treatment of neuroscience and the neural basis of learning, the Fifth Edition sets the standard in its coverage of contemporary theory and research.
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The most uninspiring text-book I've personally experienced as a student April 8, 2008
Sky (Hong Kong)
After reading this textbook one might decide hang him/herself out of sheer despair to ever be able to follow the logic of the conclusions and assumptions presented by the authors. Nevermind mistakes, lack of explanations of seemingly incosistent statements (perceived, perhaps, but that says enough about the clarity of the writing), ostensible deficit of insight and dull presentation... Thankfully, my professor did a much better job during the lectures and hopefully managed to salvage some credibility of the field and preserve students' interest in behavioral theories.
I am not sure if there are alternatives to this textbook out there, but they are definitely needed. Considering the quality of my other textbooks on various academic subject including psychology, this was a very unpleasant surprise... quite inhibitive, CS+.
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