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Adaptive Behavior and Learning
J. E. R. Staddon
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Description for Adaptive Behavior and Learning
hardcover. Summarizes the current state of both theoretical and experimental knowledge about learning in animals. Num Pages: 611 pages, 208 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Every day at about 4:30, Jazz, a Hungarian Vizsla dog, leaps up on the sofa and looks out for his owner who always comes home at 5:00. He doesn't need an internal clock because he has an acute sense of smell that allows him to measure how long his master has been absent. Explaining complex behavior in simple ways, this book is a fascinating exploration of the evolution, development and processes of learning in animals. Now in its second edition, there is increased emphasis on development, evolution and dynamics; new accounts of taxic orientation, reflex induction, habituation and operant learning ... Read more
Every day at about 4:30, Jazz, a Hungarian Vizsla dog, leaps up on the sofa and looks out for his owner who always comes home at 5:00. He doesn't need an internal clock because he has an acute sense of smell that allows him to measure how long his master has been absent. Explaining complex behavior in simple ways, this book is a fascinating exploration of the evolution, development and processes of learning in animals. Now in its second edition, there is increased emphasis on development, evolution and dynamics; new accounts of taxic orientation, reflex induction, habituation and operant learning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
611
Condition
New
Number of Pages
611
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107082472
SKU
V9781107082472
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About J. E. R. Staddon
J. E. R. Staddon is James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Professor of Biology and Neurobiology Emeritus at Duke University. He has written and lectured on public policy issues such as education, evolution, traffic control and the effects of sociobiological aspects of the financial system, and is the author of over 200 research papers and five books, including The ... Read more
Reviews for Adaptive Behavior and Learning
'… a remarkable contribution that will appeal to a broad range of scientists.' Andrea S. Griffin, The Quarterly Review of Biology