Psychology of Learning and Motivation (eBook)

Advances in Research and Theory

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2009 | 1. Auflage
408 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
9780080922782 (ISBN)

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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series 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 51 includes chapters on such varied topics as emotion and memory interference, electrophysiology, mathematical cognition, and reader participation in narrative.

* Volume 51 of the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series * An essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science * Relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
The Psychology Oflearning Andmotivation: Advances in Research and Theory 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1: Time for Meaning: Electrophysiology Provides Insights into the Dynamics of Representation and Processing in Semantic Memory 12
1. Introduction 13
2. Conceptual Structure and Neural Structure 14
3. Electrophysiology and the N400 20
4. From Input to Meaning 28
5. Semantics "ON TIME" 38
6. Conclusions 45
References 45
Chapter 2: Design for a Working Memory 56
1. Six Requirements for a Working Memory System 57
2. The Architecture of Working Memory 59
3. Working Memory and Long-Term Memory 87
4. Analytic and Associative Information Processing 96
5. Concluding Remarks 103
Acknowledgments 104
References 104
Chapter 3: When Emotion Intensifies Memory Interference 112
1. Introduction 112
2. Interference from Being Part of an Emotional Category 113
3. Proactive Interference for Emotional Items 117
4. Impaired Associations to Emotional Harbingers 119
5. The Intentional Suppression of Emotional Memories 123
6. Concluding Remarks 127
References 129
Chapter 4: Mathematical Cognition and the Problem Size Effect 132
1. Introduction 133
2. Early Research 134
3. Three Salient Questions 140
4. Alternative Explanations 145
5. Evidence from Cognitive Neuroscience 148
6. Current Directions 152
7. Concluding Remarks 155
References 159
Chapter 5: Highlighting: A Canonical Experiment 164
1. Cue-Outcome Learning as a Window on Cognition 165
2. Highlighting 166
3. Experiment: A "Canonical" Design with Equal Base Rates 180
Acknowledgments 192
Appendix: Two general reasons that null hypothesis significance testing has less than ambient pressure 192
References 194
Chapter 6: The Emergence of Intention Attribution in Infancy 198
1. Introduction 199
2. Intentional Analysis in Infancy: An Overview 201
3. Developmental Origins of Intention-Reading 215
4. Conclusions 227
Acknowledgments 228
References 228
Chapter 7: Reader Participation in the Experience of Narrative 234
1. Introduction 235
2. The Participatory Perspective 236
3. Readers' Preferences 243
4. Readers' Participation in Characters' Decisions 250
5. Readers' Responses to Mysteries 255
6. Conclusion 262
Acknowledgment 263
References 263
Chapter 8: Aging, Self-Regulation, and Learning from Text 266
1. Introduction 267
2. What Does It Mean to "Learn from Text"? 267
3. The Nature of Cognitive Aging 273
4. Self-Regulated Language Processing 279
5. Conclusions 297
Acknowledgments 298
References 298
Chapter 9: Toward a Comprehensive Model of Comprehension 308
1. Introduction 309
2. A Review of Seven Comprehension Theories 317
3. Evaluation of Models 344
4. Summary of Model Reviews and Evaluations 362
5. Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Comprehension 364
6. Concluding Remarks 380
Acknowledgments 383
References 383
Subject Index 396
Contents of Recent Volumes 404

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2009
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): Brian H. Ross
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• ISBN-13: 9780080922782 / 9780080922782