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Book Description

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 71, the latest release in the series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem-solving. New to this volume are chapters covering Automating adaptive control with item-specific learning, Cognition and voting: Generalizing from the laboratory to the real-world voting booth, Protracted perceptual development of auditory pattern structure, Understanding alcohol reward in social context, Perceptual and Mnemonic Differences across Cultures, Aging, Cognitive Reserve and the Healthy Brain, Aging, context processing, and comprehension, and more.

  • Presents the latest information in the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series
  • Provides an essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science
  • Contains information relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

Table of Contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Chapter One: Automating adaptive control with item-specific learning
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Importance of stimulus–control learning
    4. 3 Stimulus–control learning in conflict control
    5. 4 Stimulus–control learning in response inhibition
    6. 5 Stimulus–control learning in task switching
    7. 6 Stimulus–control learning in visual search
    8. 7 Conclusions
  7. Chapter Two: Two-way translation: Advancing knowledge of politics and psychology via the study of bilingual voters
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Psychological perspectives on bilingualism and decision making
    3. 2 Novel predictions on the effect of language medium on political decision making
    4. 3 Insights gained by psychology
    5. 4 Conclusion
  8. Chapter Three: Protracted perceptual learning of auditory pattern structure in spoken language
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Learning rapidly? Perceptual precocity
    3. 2 Learning slowly? Protracted perceptual learning
    4. 3 Goals of chapter
    5. 4 Evidence for early learning
    6. 5 Why the story is wrong (even though the evidence is right)
    7. 6 My own research: Perceptual immaturity persists into early childhood
    8. 7 Alternative explanations for age-related changes in performance
    9. 8 Possible approaches to studying protracted perceptual learning
    10. 9 Open questions
    11. 10 Summary and conclusions
    12. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter Four: Understanding social factors in alcohol reward and risk for problem drinking
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Social contexts, social motives, and alcohol reward
    3. 2 Underlying mechanisms (why?)
    4. 3 Individual differences (who?)
    5. 4 Contextual factors (where?)
    6. 5 Current and future directions
    7. 6 Summary and conclusions
    8. Acknowledgments
  10. Chapter Five: Perceptual and mnemonic differences across cultures
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Perceptual and mnemonic differences across cultures
    3. 2 Influences of culture on memory
    4. 3 Influences of culture on perception
    5. 4 Integration of the study of perception and memory across cultures
    6. 5 Conclusions
    7. Acknowledgments
  11. Chapter Six: Aging, neurocognitive reserve, and the healthy brain
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Cognitive and brain aging
    4. 3 The neurocognitive reserve hypothesis
    5. 4 Reserve and the healthy aging brain
    6. 5 Conclusion and new directions
    7. Acknowledgments
  12. Chapter Seven: Aging, context processing, and comprehension
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Findings from behavioral psycholinguistics
    4. 3 Findings from cognitive audiology
    5. 4 Findings from cognitive electrophysiology
    6. 5 The way forward: Bridging gaps and integrating literatures
    7. 6 Conclusion
  13. Chapter Eight: Speaking waves: Neuronal oscillations in language production
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Motor domain
    4. 3 Memory domain
    5. 4 Language production and executive control
    6. 5 Beyond speaking
    7. 6 Concluding remarks and open questions
  14. Chapter Nine: Memory influences visual cognition across multiple functional states of interactive cortical dynamics
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Overview of MUSI account
    3. 2 State 1: Details and further evidence
    4. 3 State 2: Details and further evidence
    5. 4 State M: Details and further evidence
    6. 5 Future directions, conclusions and overall time course
    7. Acknowledgments
  15. Chapter Ten: Adaptation for growth as a common goal throughout the lifespan: Why and how
    1. Abstract
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Learning and cognitive growth in infancy and childhood
    4. 3 Cognitive growth across the lifespan
    5. 4 Extending CALLA to include adaptation for growth in a dynamic environment
    6. 5 Building on positive cognitive aging approaches
    7. 6 Anecdotal evidence on learning new skills in adulthood
    8. 7 Implications and future directions
    9. 8 Conclusions
    10. Acknowledgments
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