The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work. Key Features* Includes computational models of human learning* Provides contributions from ten leading researchers in the field* Contains interdisciplinary perspectives on perceptual learning* Synthesizes research from psychology and computer science* Focuses on the specific mechanisms that drive perceptual learning
Author(s): Robert L. Goldstone, Douglas L. Medin and Philippe G. Schyns (Eds.)
Series: Psychology of Learning and Motivation 36
Edition: 1
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: iii-xii, 1-387
Content:
Edited by
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Robert L. Goldstone, Douglas L. Medin, Philippe G. Schyns
Copyright page
Page iv
Contributors
Pages ix-x
Preface
Pages xi-xii
Robert L. Goldstone, Philippe G. Schyns, Douglas L. Medin
Learning to Bridge Between Perception and Cognition Original Research Article
Pages 1-14
Robert L. Goldstone, Philippe G. Schyns, Douglas L. Medin
The Affordances of Perceptual Inquiry: Pictures are Learned from the World, and What that Fact Might Mean about Perception Quite Generally Original Research Article
Pages 15-44
Julian Hochberg
Perceptual Learning of Alphanumeric-Like Characters Original Research Article
Pages 45-81
Richard M. Shiffrin, Nancy Lightfoot
Expertise in Object and Face Recognition Original Research Article
Pages 83-125
James Tanaka, Isabel Gauthier
Infant Speech Perception: Processing Characteristics, Representational Units, and The Learning of Words Original Research Article
Pages 127-169
Peter D. Eimas
Constraints on the Learning of Spatial Terms: A Computational Investigation Original Research Article
Pages 171-217
Terry Regier
Learning to Talk About the Properties of Objects: A Network Model of the Development of Dimensions Original Research Article
Pages 219-255
Linda B. Smith, Michael Gasser, Catherine M. Sandhofer
Self-Organization, Plasticity, and Low-Level Visual Phenomena in a Laterally Connected Map Model of the Primary Visual Cortex Original Research Article
Pages 257-308
Risto Miikkulainen, James A. Bednar, Yoonsuck Choe, Joseph Sirosh
Perceptual Learning from Cross-Modal Feedback Original Research Article
Pages 309-351
Virginia R. de Sa, Dana H. Ballard
Learning as Extraction of Low-Dimensional Representations Original Research Article
Pages 353-380
Shimon Edelman, Nathan Intrator
Index
Pages 381-387
