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Lambert, Jean-Francois – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1997
Discusses the importance of genetic and epigenetic factors in the development of the nervous system and the performances it conditions. From the perspective of rules, play, and relaxation of rules, learning and education are not considered as a kind of conditioning but as providing a content in which the cumulative expression of potential can take…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conditioning, Early Childhood Education, Games
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Leduc, Aimee – Canadian Journal of Education, 1980
The French language article is the second in a series and describes the principles of classic conditioning which underlie attitude formation and change. The article also notes the many functions of self-concept attitudes in order to guide the choices of intervention in attitude learning. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Conditioning, Educational Attitudes
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Hoyer, W. J. – Human Development, 1980
Several different conceptions of the relationship between learning and development are considered in this article. It is argued that dialectical and ecological developmental orientations might provide a useful basis for synthesizing the contrasting frameworks of the operant, information processing, learning theory, and knowledge acquisition…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Individual Development, Information Processing, Learning
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Staddon, J. E. R.; Motheral, Susan – Psychological Review, 1979
Heyman's major criticism (TM 504 810) of Staddon and Motheral's reinforcement maximization model is that it does not consider "local" and "interchangeover" interresponse times separately. We show that this separation may not be necessary. Heyman's apparent gain in comprehensiveness may not be worth the added complexity.…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Learning Processes, Mathematical Models, Operant Conditioning
Slotnick, Robert S. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1989
Discusses the implementation of interactive educational software that was designed to enhance critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving in a university psychology course. Piagetian and computer learning perspectives are explained; the courseware package, PsychWare, is described; and the use of heuristics and algorithms in…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
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Lomon, Earle L.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1977
The two articles dealing with problem solving and technology in this publication should be useful to those developing the kinds of materials, experiences, and thinking that elementary school industrial arts offers children. The first article accepts problem solving as an educational goal and reports a timely and universally acceptable approach.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Development