Psychology of Learning and Motivation

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Brian H. Ross (Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA)

Psychology of Learning and Motivation

Brian H. Ross (Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA), Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA) , Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA)

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Academic Press Inc
03 June 2015

Cognitivism, cognitive theory; Experimental psychology; Learning

Series: Psychology of Learning and Motivation

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 thoughtfully integrates the writings of leading contributors, who present and discuss significant bodies of research relevant to their discipline. Volume 63 includes chapters on such varied topics as memory and imagery, statistical regularities, eyewitness lineups, embodied attention, the teleological choice rule, inductive reasoning, causal reasoning and cognitive and neural components of insight.

Series edited by: Brian H. Ross (Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA), Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA), Brian H. Ross (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 63
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780128022467
ISBN 10: 0128022469
Series: Psychology of Learning and Motivation
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 03 June 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Conducting an Eyewitness Lineup: How the Research Got it Wrong Scott D. Gronlund, Laura Mickes, John T. Wixted, & Steven E. Clark 2. The Role of Context in Understanding Similarities and Differences in Remembering and Episodic Future Thinking Kathleen B. McDermott & Adrian W. Gilmore 3. Human Category Learning: Toward a Broader Explanatory Account Kenneth J. Kurtz 4. Choice from Among Intentionally Selected Options Patrick Shafto 5. Embodied Seeing: The Space Near the Hands Richard A. Abrams, Blaire J. Weidler & Jihyun Suh 6. The Analysis of Visual Cognition in Birds: Implications for the Evolution and Mechanisms of Visual Processing Robert G. Cook, Muhammad A. J. Qadri & Ashlynn M. Keller

Brian H. Ross is a Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research areas have included problem solving, complex learning, categorization, reasoning, memory, and mathematical modeling. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Ross has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and co-author of a textbook, Cognitive Psychology. He has held temporary leadership positions on the University of Illinois campus as Department Head of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ross has degrees from Brown University (B.S., Honors in Psychology), Rutgers University (M.S. in Mathematical Statistics), Yale University (M.S. in Psychology), and Stanford University (PhD.). Ross has been Editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation since 2000.