Learning and Behavior: Active Learning Edition

LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR: ACTIVE LEARNING EDITION, Sixth Edition, looks at learning as an evolutionary mechanism. Chance’s book is stimulating, interactive, and filled with high-interest queries and examples. Based on the theme that learning is a biological mechanism that aids survival, this book embraces a scientific approach to behavior but is written in a lucid, clear language. The reconceived built-in workbook, which is included at the back of every text, has been pared down to be more approachable and less time-consuming for students, with a greater focus on the core concepts and vocabulary presented in the text. Probing essay questions and examples encourage students to draw connections between topics and apply the material to their own lives. Perforated pages allow professors to collect completed workbook assignments easily. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

The importance of reinforcement in behavior change is disputed by many
psychologists, especially those whose specialty falls outside of learning. The
argument is that reinforcement motivates behavior, but is unimportant to learning.
In one commonly cited study, Edward C. Tolman and C. H. Honzik (1930a) put
rats into a maze every day for several days and plotted the average number of
errors (with error defined as entering a blind alley) per day on a graph. All of the
rats had been ...