Essentials of learning and cognition

In this accessible text, David Morgan explains the fundamental principals of learning and cognition while employing the central organizing theme that the notion of learning and cognition are best conceptualized as processes that allow animals, including humans, to adapt to complex environments over time.

1. INTRODUCTION 2. OUTLINE: PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING: BASIC PRINCIPLES 3. PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING: APPLICATIONS 4. OPERANT CONDITIONING AND REINFORCEMENT 5. OPERANT CONDITIONING: APPLICATIONS 6. SOCIAL LEARNING 7. REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING 8. CONCEPTUAL BEHAVIOR 9. ACQUIRING AND USING LANGUAGE 10. BIOLOGY, LEARNING, AND COGNITION