Learning: Principles and Applications

by Stephen B. Klein

Incorporating the latest scholarship and applications in the field, Learning: Principles and Applications, Seventh Edition shows students the relevance of basic learning processes through real-world examples, vignettes, critical thinking questions, and applications. Acclaimed for its accessible and thorough coverage of both classic and current studies of animal and human research, the book is known for its scholarship and easy-to-read style, and the introduction of concepts and theories within the framework of highly effective pedagogical elements, the new edition has been updated and reorganized into twelve chapters to reflect recent changes in the field.

Genres: Psychology

504 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1986

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this text a lot and used it for several years in my Learning class. In fact, I reviewed chapters in one of the earlier editions and gave feedback on the work. The only reason I changed to a new text was because this one was no longer being updated. I liked the fact that he still had memory included in the work, where some newer texts don't do so. A strong text for sure.

[Estefan González]

Es muy interesante

[Arjun · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good survey analysis of learning theories in human and non-human animals. LP&A is deceptively short at 400 pages of material in the 7th edition, but was probably one of the densest textbooks I've worked with and this is more a reflection of Klein than the material. There's a lot of graphs, references to hundreds of experiments and lots and lots of jargon (which you get used to).

It's certainly very comprehensive, more so than any other textbook I've seen – Klein earns 3 stars for that. I do hope there's more of an effort to make working through it less dry in the next edition (though with the pitch of "An easy-to-read overview of basic learning processes." on the cover, I somehow doubt it).

[Belle Meade School]

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