Explore how learning principles work in both animals and people with INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR. Throughout this learning textbook, the authors show how the study of learning helps solve practical problems, such as improving study skills, improving relationships, raising children, and stopping smoking. Use the textbook's multiple opportunities for review and self-testing to get ready for tests.
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Dr. Russell Powell earned his Ph.D. in psychology under the late Frank Epling and David Pierce at the University of Alberta. Now serving as the Chair of Psychology and Sociology at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Alberta, Dr. Powell was the first instructor to develop and offer university-level courses via .computer-managed learning., a nontraditional, alternative delivery format. He has taught and published across a diverse range of areas such as social psychology, experimental psychology, operant conditioning, sleep paralysis nightmares and Freud criticism. Recently, Dr. Powell has become involved in the controversy over the nature and causes of dissociative identity disorder, coauthoring articles promoting a social learning perspective that have appeared in Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (Powell and Gee, 1999) and Psychological Bulletin (Lilienfeld et al., 1999).
Diane G. Symbaluk received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Alberta and is currently a faculty member in the Department of Social Sciences at Grant MacEwan College. Her research background includes the investigation of self-control and impulsiveness in sex offenders, activity anorexia in male athletes, and the effect of social modeling and self efficacy on pain perception and tolerance. Dr. Symnaluk is author of various teaching and study aids, as well as of various articles, two of which appeared in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (Symbaluk et al., 1997), and Teaching of Psychology (Symbaluk and Cameron, 1998).
Dr. Suzanne E. MacDonald earned her Ph.D. in pigeon memory at the University of Alberta under the supervision of Douglas Grant. After completing her postdoctoral work at the University of British Columbia, she moved to Toronto, Ontario where she is currently a professor of psychology at York University. Research and teaching interests concentrate on animal thinking, learning and behavior, particularly in primates, a topic in which she has been published extensively. On any given day, Dr. MacDonald can be found at the Toronto Zoo where she serves as the zoo's resident behaviorists. In addition to teaching, advising graduate students, and working at the zoo, she hosts 'Animal Talk' for the Discovery Channel.
Diane G. Symbaluk received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Alberta and is currently a faculty member in the Department of Social Sciences at Grant MacEwan College. Her research background includes the investigation of self-control and impulsiveness in sex offenders, activity anorexia in male athletes, and the effect of social modeling and self efficacy on pain perception and tolerance. Dr. Symnaluk is author of various teaching and study aids, as well as of various articles, two of which appeared in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (Symbaluk et al., 1997), and Teaching of Psychology (Symbaluk and Cameron, 1998).
Dr. Suzanne E. MacDonald earned her Ph.D. in pigeon memory at the University of Alberta under the supervision of Douglas Grant. After completing her postdoctoral work at the University of British Columbia, she moved to Toronto, Ontario where she is currently a professor of psychology at York University. Research and teaching interests concentrate on animal thinking, learning and behavior, particularly in primates, a topic in which she has been published extensively. On any given day, Dr. MacDonald can be found at the Toronto Zoo where she serves as the zoo's resident behaviorists. In addition to teaching, advising graduate students, and working at the zoo, she hosts 'Animal Talk' for the Discovery Channel.
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Learning and Behavior is very well written, clear, and effective text for Psychology students. This book covers some history of psychological theory, the actual application of those theories, and conducting and understanding behavioral research and it's implications about the learning process of humans and animals. The mini-chapter reviews and end of chapter tests are excellent for solidifying information in one's memory and aiding in the application of such information. This book provides evidence that a smaller, condensed, and micro-focused text is far more effective for studying a subject, than a huge text book attempting to cover too many fields worth of information.
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I love the book because it is compact, but the material was quite difficult to comprehend (my classmates can agree on this), and the words are small. Not much pictures, and there's a couple of figures in it.Understandable, but might take some extra time re-reading some of the material.
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The book is pretty straightforward and helpful. The mini self-examinations at the end of each section either reviews highlights the major concepts concisely or indicates that you weren't paying enough attention. I am HAPPY with my purchase. Very clear little psychology book that can also be entertaining to read.
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