Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition: An Introduction

John M. Pearce (University of Cardiff, UK)

ISBN 10: 0863774342 / ISBN 13: 9780863774348

Edité par Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, Hove, 1997

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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. 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Animal Learning and Cognition, 2nd edition: An Introduction
• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, Hove
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0863774342
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780863774348
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Poids: 762 grammes

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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. 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.