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Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition John M. Pearce (University of Cardiff, UK)

Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition By John M. Pearce (University of Cardiff, UK)

Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition by John M. Pearce (University of Cardiff, UK)


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This is a revision of An Introduction to Animal Cognition. The book reviews the main principles and experimental findings that have emerged from a century of research into animal intelligence.

Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition Summary

Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition: An Introduction by John M. Pearce (University of Cardiff, UK)

This is a revision of An Introduction to Animal Cognition. The book reviews the main principles and experimental findings that have emerged from a century of research into animal intelligence. The book opens with an account of the various methods that have been used to study the intelligence of animals. The next four chapters then examine the contribution made by learning processes to intelligent behaviour. Topics covered include Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning, discrimination learning, categorisation, and an introduction to connectionist theories of learning. The second half of the book is concerned with animal cognition. There is a chapter on the representation of time, number and serial order. Additional chapters are devoted to memory, navigation, social learning, and language and communication. Issues raised throughout the book are reviewed in a concluding chapter that examines the way in which intelligence is distributed throughout the animal kingdom.

Table of Contents

The Study of Animal Cognition. Associative Learning. The Conditions for Learning - Surprise and Attention. Instrumental Conditioning. Discrimination Learning. Memory. The Representation of Time, Number and Order. Navigation. Social Learning. Communication and Language. The Distribution of Intelligence.

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GOR001093865
9780863774348
0863774342
Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition: An Introduction by John M. Pearce (University of Cardiff, UK)
Used - Very Good
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
19970305
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