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Michael Domjan; Andrew R. Delamater – APA Books, 2023
Through four previous editions, students and instructors have relied on this book's clear, concise, and highly accessible overview of the processes and mechanisms responsible for conditioning and learning. Domjan and Delamater summarize major theories of how humans and nonhuman animals learn, along with the classic experiments that support these…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Learning Processes, Video Technology, Neurosciences
Orlick, Terry – 1978
How games influence the psychological and social development of children is examined. It is pointed out that the current emphasis on competition and winning at all costs is harmful and that competition is not instinctive but a learned response to society's expectations. Other cultures such as the Eskimo and Chinese are presented as examples of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Childrens Games
Dickinson, John – 1976
This book explores some of the basic principles of behavior which have been derived from the study of operant conditioning and considers the phenomenon of sport in society in the light of these principles. First, some of the terms used in Skinnerian behavioral analysis are defined and explained. The second section examines the reinforcements…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories