Learning: Principles and Applications

by Stephen B. Klein

Known for its coverage of both classic and current studies of animal and human research, Learning: Principles and Applications shows students the relevance of basic learning processes through real-world examples, vignettes, applications, and critical thinking questions. This new Sixth Edition represents a thorough update and reorganization of content to reflect changes in the field, as well as a strengthening of key pedagogical features to help students’ understanding of the material.

Genres: Psychology

656 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1986

Reviews

[Charles]

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 The only reason I changed to a new text was because this one was no longer being updated.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]

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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