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Pear, Joseph J. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016
For over a century and a quarter, the science of learning has expanded at an increasing rate and has achieved the status of a mature science. It has developed powerful methodologies and applications. The rise of this science has been so swift that other learning texts often overlook the fact that, like other mature sciences, the science of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Research, Sciences, Educational Principles
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Winslow, James T.; Noble, Pamela L.; Davis, Michael – Learning & Memory, 2008
Individuals with anxiety disorders often do not respond to safety signals and hence continue to be afraid and anxious. Consequently, it is important to develop paradigms in animals that can directly study brain systems involved in learning about, and responding to, safety signals. We previously developed a discrimination procedure in rats of the…
Descriptors: Cues, Models, Safety, Discrimination Learning
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Novak, Joseph D. – Theory into Practice, 1980
A framework for using and changing concepts in the study of science is described. (JD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discrimination Learning