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The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell

The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell

Few philosophers have had a more profound influence on the course of modern philosophy than Bertrand Russell. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive anthology of Russell‘s most definitive essays written between 1903 and 1959. First published in 1961 this remarkable collection is a testament to a philosopher whom many consider to be one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. This is an essential introduction to the brilliance of Bertrand Russell.

GBP 180.00
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Basic Live Sound Reinforcement A Practical Guide for Starting Live Audio

Basic Live Sound Reinforcement A Practical Guide for Starting Live Audio

Access and interpret manufacturer spec information find shortcuts for plotting measure and test equations and learn how to begin your journey towards becoming a live sound professional. Land and perform your first live sound gigs with this guide that gives you just the right amount of information. Don‘t get bogged down in details intended for complex and expensive equipment and Madison Square Garden-sized venues. Basic Live Sound Reinforcement is a handbook for audio engineers and live sound enthusiasts performing in small venues from one-mike coffee shops to clubs. With their combined years of teaching and writing experience the authors provide you with a thorough foundation of the theoretical and the practical offering more advanced beginners a complete overview of the industry the gear and the art of mixing while making sure to remain accessible to those just starting out. | Basic Live Sound Reinforcement A Practical Guide for Starting Live Audio

GBP 180.00
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Basic Interviewing A Practical Guide for Counselors and Clinicians

Basic Interviewing A Practical Guide for Counselors and Clinicians

This book offers clear and direct answers to the questions most frequently asked by students and trainees learning how to talk to clients and extract critical data from them. Its development reflects the old adage that necessity is the mother of invention. For many years the editors taught beginning level mental health clinicians. They found however no text to be satisfactory-including a number that they themselves were involved in producing. Some were too difficult; some were too simplistic; some were too doctrinaire; still others had missing elements. Written in a reader-friendly how-to style the chapters in Basic Interviewing are not weighed down by references. Rather each contributor suggests readings for students and instructors who wish to pursue questions further. After the initial overview chapter there are 12 chapters addressing the nuts-and-bolts concerns of all clinicians that can be particularly vexing for neophytes. They cover a variety of issues from the most specific-like how to begin and end interviews-to the more general-like how to build rapport and identify targets for treatment. Throughout rich clinical illustrations facilitate the pragmatic application of fundamental principles. Beginning graduate students in counseling and clinical psychology social work and other allied mental health fields as well as psychiatric trainees will find this text to be an indispensable companion. | Basic Interviewing A Practical Guide for Counselors and Clinicians

GBP 180.00
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Stays and Corsets Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body

Stays and Corsets Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body

Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body goes a step beyond traditional historical costuming texts by not only providing you with historical pattern diagrams and information but by showing you how to adapt these patterns to the contemporary body shape. Using her original pattern-drafting system author Mandy Barrington will show you how to draft a historical pattern for a modern body shape while still retaining an accurate historical silhouette. Each pattern has been generated from an original stay corset or pattern taken from a historical garment. The instructions to follow these new patterns are designed to accommodate any size of female figure allowing you to avoid extremely difficult time consuming and inaccurate historical pattern re-sizing Requiring only basic prior knowledge of pattern drafting all calculations have been worked out for the costume maker and are provided in simple tables accompanied by easy-to-read step-by-step diagrams that clearly show how the historical pattern is plotted onto the female basic block coupled with photographs of the constructed stays and corsets. | Stays and Corsets Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body

GBP 180.00
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Brickwork

Brickwork

Brickwork allows the reader to develop their understanding of key subjects by completing the numerous exercises and tests including multiple choice questions. In addition each topic begins with a summary of key facts and figures making this an ideal course text based round core information and assessments rather than reading an extended text. The coverage includes health and safety and basic calculations as well as the technical and practical aspects of brickwork. All students of bricklaying will find this a stimulating and useful revision aid.

GBP 180.00
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Maths for the Building Trades

Maths for the Building Trades

Maths for the Building Trades provides students of all ages with an easy-to-understand guide to the fundamental mathematics that is required in their area of study and beyond. It can be used as a learning programme on its own or in conjunction with the textbooks associated with their chosen trade. The book assumes only a minimum level of mathematical knowledge and thoroughly covers the basic rules. It then goes on to fully explain some of the more complex areas in which the student will be required to demonstrate competence.

GBP 180.00
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Upgrade Your Italian

Upgrade Your Italian

Aimed at anyone who wants to increase their chance of getting a top grade in Italian exams. Upgrade your Italian offers a thirty-day revision programme that is guaranteed to improve results. Spending between 30 minutes and an hour each day with this book in the countdown to an exam will help towards a better grade. This short revision guide focuses on three key strategies for upgrading your exam results:- Eliminating basic errors and slips of the pen- Increasing and consolidating your vocabulary- Improving the style and quality of your Italian

GBP 180.00
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Home Studio Setup Everything You Need to Know from Equipment to Acoustics

Home Studio Setup Everything You Need to Know from Equipment to Acoustics

Whether you have a ton of equipment or just the basic gear this book offers details on all you need to know about getting great sound from a project studio. In three parts Harris walks you through acoustics equipment and recording techniques. Including the basics of acoustic treatment and techniques to solve problems specific to your room Home Studio Setup offers explanations and information on equipment how to record and how to create a great mix. In no time this valuable resource will have you recording and producing great music in your very own studio. | Home Studio Setup Everything You Need to Know from Equipment to Acoustics

GBP 180.00
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Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

In the second edition of Designer Drafting and Visualization for the Entertainment World Patricia Woodbridge a highly experienced art director of feature films and a long time teacher of scenic drafting and set design at the graduate level teams up with nationally-renowned scenic designer and SCAD professor Hal Tine to give you a dynamic glimpse into the world of designing for mainstream entertainment including theatre film tv and corporate events. Drawing on designs from real Hollywood and Broadway blockbusters this book provides you with the basic tools and principles of scenic drafting and rendering beginning with pencil drafting and culminating with the latest information on CAD drafting digital 3D modelling digital and hand/digital rendering and digital graphics for sets. Full of examples from all areas of entertainment this book not only builds on basic principles of designer drafting to give you the most comprehensive knowledge on the subject but also illuminates scenic career paths with insights from professional set design artists who discuss their education and varied career progressions. New to this edition: • Updated chapters on the basics of scenic pencil drafting including examples of sketch drafting or thinking with a pencil • Drafting from Hollywood and TV hits like True Grit I Am Legend Sherlock Holmes Mr. Popper's Penguins Never Let Me Go Gossip Girl and more • New chapters include Period Shapes and Scenic Details Computer Drafting and Illustration Scenery Graphics and Virtual Scenery | Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

GBP 180.00
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3D Art Essentials The Fundamentals of 3D Modeling Texturing and Animation

3D Art Essentials The Fundamentals of 3D Modeling Texturing and Animation

Create high-quality 3D animations and models by using the basic concepts and principles of 3D art presented by GeekAtPlay. com's Ami Chopine. This handy studio reference breaks down the core concepts into easy-to-understand segments and teaches you the 'why' in addition to the 'how. ' Using application agnostic step-by-step tutorials this book teaches you how to model pose and texture your creations as well as scenery creation animation and rendering. Learn which applications are best for your needs and how you can get started making money in the 3D field. The companion website includes video tutorials models project files and other resources. This book is endorsed by Daz3d. com and includes exclusive Daz3d models. | 3D Art Essentials The Fundamentals of 3D Modeling Texturing and Animation

GBP 180.00
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Italian Grammar Made Easy

Italian Grammar Made Easy

The Grammar Made Easy series is ideal for complete beginners as well as for those non-linguists who have some knowledge of the language but need to know the basics of grammar to progress beyond phrasebook level. The books consist of seven units that present basic grammar topics in an accessible and non-patronising manner. The downloadable resourcesprovide extensive interactive grammar practice it contains around 220 activities (those included in the book plus extra ones) covering all the language in Italian Grammar Made Easy. Learners work at their own pace and move through the different sections with ease. Numerous grammar tips are at hand if needed. All the correct answers will be recorded so that learners can practise their listening and pronunciation skills. The downloadable resources can be used with the book or on its own as a revision tool.

GBP 180.00
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New Media Users in China

New Media Users in China

Seeking to better understand the interaction between users and new media and among individuals within the ambit of new media this two-volume set systematically investigates the new media user both as an integral individual in networks and as an individual in mediatized time and space. The first volume revisits the multiple ways in which new media users have mutated from a passive audience to basic units within networks acting as both nodes in communication networks social networks and service networks and a link between the three. The author unravels new landscapes of communication in the new media era profound changes in social relationship and the productive roles that users play in the network economy. The second volume elucidates the mediatized human lives and self-expressions embodied in key new media phenomena and explicates how reality and virtual life converge and interact. It also touches upon new forms of mediatization in the digital age and the approaching age of artificial intelligence. This title will be a must-read for scholars students and media professionals interested in the topics of internet communication new media usage and media and society as a whole. | New Media Users in China

GBP 260.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics

The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics

The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics provides a comprehensive introduction and essential reference work to cognitive linguistics. It encompasses a wide range of perspectives and approaches covering all the key areas of cognitive linguistics and drawing on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in pragmatics discourse analysis biolinguistics ecolinguistics evolutionary linguistics neuroscience language pedagogy and translation studies. The forty-three chapters written by international specialists in the field cover four major areas: • Basic theories and hypotheses including cognitive semantics cognitive grammar construction grammar frame semantics natural semantic metalanguage and word grammar; • Central topics including embodiment image schemas categorization metaphor and metonymy construal iconicity motivation constructionalization intersubjectivity grounding multimodality cognitive pragmatics cognitive poetics humor and linguistic synaesthesia among others; • Interfaces between cognitive linguistics and other areas of linguistic study including cultural linguistics linguistic typology figurative language signed languages gesture language acquisition and pedagogy translation studies and digital lexicography; • New directions in cognitive linguistics demonstrating the relevance of the approach to social diachronic neuroscientific biological ecological multimodal and quantitative studies. The Routledge Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students and for all researchers working in this area.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency

One of the most basic and important distinctions we draw is between those entities with the capacity of agency and those without. As humans we enjoy agency in its full-blooded form and therefore a proper understanding of the nature of agency is of great importance to appreciate who we are and what we should expect and demand of our existence. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency is an outstanding reference source to the key issues problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising 42 chapters by an international team of contributors the Handbook is divided into eight clear parts: The Metaphysics of Agency Kinds of Agency Agency and Ability Agency: Mind Body and World Agency and Knowledge Agency and Moral Psychology Agency and Time Agency Reasoning and Normativity. A broad range of topics are covered including the relation of agency to causation teleology animal agency intentionality planning skills disability practical knowledge self-knowledge the will responsibility autonomy identification emotions personal identity reasons morality the law aesthetics and games. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency is essential reading for students and researchers within philosophy of action philosophy of mind metaphysics philosophy of psychology and ethics.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics 2e provides an updated overview of a dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. Over a decade on from the first edition of the Handbook this collection of 47 chapters from experts in key areas offers a comprehensive introduction to both the development and use of corpora as well as their ever-evolving applications to other areas such as digital humanities sociolinguistics stylistics translation studies materials design language teaching and teacher development media discourse discourse analysis forensic linguistics second language acquisition and testing. The new edition updates all core chapters and includes new chapters on corpus linguistics and statistics digital humanities translation phonetics and phonology second language acquisition social media and theoretical perspectives. Chapters provide annotated further reading lists and step-by-step guides as well as detailed overviews across a wide range of themes. The Handbook also includes a wealth of case studies that draw on some of the many new corpora and corpus tools that have emerged in the last decade. Organised across four themes moving from the basic start-up topics such as corpus building and design to analysis application and reflection this second edition remains a crucial point of reference for advanced undergraduates postgraduates and scholars in applied linguistics.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Literature and Feminism

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Feminism

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Feminism brings unique literary critical and historical perspectives to the relationship between women’s writing and women’s rights in British contexts from the late eighteenth century to the present. Thematically organised around five central concepts—Rights Networks Bodies Production and Activism—the Companion tracks vital questions and debates offering fresh perspectives on changing priorities and enduring continuities in relation to women’s ongoing struggle for liberty and equality. This groundbreaking collection brings into focus the historical and cultural conditions which have shaped the formation of British literary feminisms including the legacies of slavery colonialism and Empire. From the political novel of the 1790s to early twentieth-century suffrage theatre and contemporary ecofeminism and from the mid-Victorian antislavery movement to anti-fascist activism in the 1930s and working-class women’s writing groups in the 1980s this book testifies to the diverse and dynamic character of the relationship between literature and feminism. Featuring contributions from leading feminist scholars the Companion offers new insights into the crucial role played by women’s literary production in the evolving history of women’s rights discourses feminist activism and movements for gender equality. It will appeal to students and scholars in the fields of women’s writing British literature cultural history and gender and feminist studies.

GBP 205.00
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Routledge Handbook of Sexuality Gender Health and Rights

Routledge Handbook of Sexuality Gender Health and Rights

Thoroughly updated with over 30 newly written chapters this edition of the Routledge Handbook of Sexuality Gender Health and Rights brings together academics and practitioners from around the world to provide an authoritative and up-to-date account of the field. Social researchers and their allies have worked hard in past decades to find new ways of understanding sexuality in a rapidly changing world. Growing attention is now given to the way sexuality intersects with other structures such as gender age ethnicity/race and disability and increasing value is seen in a positive approach focused on ethics pleasure mutuality and reciprocity. This Handbook explores: theory politics and early development of sexuality studies ways in which language discourse and identification have become central to research on sex sexuality and gender key issues across the broad media and digital ecology demonstrating the centrality of representation communication and digital technologies to sexual and gender practices research focusing on the body and its sexual pleasures work on forms of inequality violence and abuse that are linked to sex gender and sexuality The Handbook is an essential reference for researchers and educators working in the fields of sexuality studies gender studies sexual health and human rights and offers key reading for mid-level and advanced students.

GBP 205.00
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Construction Mathematics

Construction Mathematics

Construction Mathematics is an introductory level mathematics text written specifically for students of construction and related disciplines. Learn by tackling exercises based on real-life construction maths. Examples include: costing calculations labour costs cost of materials and setting out of building components. Suitable for beginners and easy to follow throughout. Learn the essential basic theory along with the practical necessities. The second edition of this popular textbook is fully updated to match new curricula and expanded to include even more learning exercises. End of chapter exercises cover a range of theoretical as well as practical problems commonly found in construction practice and three detailed assignments based on practical tasks give students the opportunity to apply all the knowledge they have gained. Construction Mathematics addresses all the mathematical requirements of Level 2 construction NVQs from City and Guilds/CITB and Edexcel courses including the BTEC First Diploma in Construction. Additional coverage of the core unit Mathematics in Construction and the Built Environment from BTEC National Construction Civil Engineering and Building Services courses makes this an essential revision aid for students who do not have Level 2 mathematics experience before commencing their BTEC National studies. This is also the ideal primer for any reader who wishes to refresh their mathematics knowledge before going into a construction HNC or BSc.

GBP 180.00
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Filming the Fantastic A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography

Filming the Fantastic A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography

Don't waste valuable time and budget fixing your footage in post! Shoot the effects you want effectively and creatively the first time. This full-color step-by step guide to visual effects cinematography empowers you to plan out and execute visual effects shots on a budget without falling into the common pitfall of using high-end computer graphics to fix it in post which can be an expensive drawn out process. Instead learn how to put your shots together before you start shooting-whether you're working in digital or film. Learn how to effectively photograph and create miniatures matte paintings green screen set ups crowd replication digital rear projection and so much more to create elements that will composite together flawlessly. The main purpose of effects is to promote the story not just to wow an audience with amazing tricks created digitally. This book describes methods for creating seamless effects that don't call attention to themselves but enhance the scene as a whole. The technical foundations of film and digital capture are given in the introductory chapters of the book and you are presented with real world scenarios that illustrate these basic concepts in a practical sense. Step-by-step illustrations of photographic element creation empower you to learn how to effectively pre-plan and execute your own visual effects challenges. | Filming the Fantastic A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology

The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology

This diverse global and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research practice and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAIs) interventions and anthrozoology focusing on the perceived physical and mental health benefits to humans and the challenges derived from these relationships. The book begins by exploring the basic theoretical principles of anthrozoology and HAI such as the evolution and history of the field the importance of language the economic costs and current perspectives to physical and mental wellbeing the origins of domestication of animals anthropomorphism and how animals fit into human societies. Chapters then move onto practice covering topics such as how animals help childhood and adulthood development pet ownership disability the roles of pets for people with psychiatric disorders the links between animal and domestic abuse and then more widely into the therapeutic roles of animals animal-assisted therapies interactions outside the home working animals animals in popular culture and animals in research for leisure and food. Including chapters on a wide range of animals from domesticated pets to wildlife this collection examines the benefits yet also reveals the complexity and often dark side of human-animal relations. Interweaving accessible commentaries with revealing chapters throughout the text this collection would be of great interest to students and practitioners in the fields of mental health psychology veterinary medicine zoology biology social work history and sociology. | The Routledge International Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems Towards Global Social Policy Science

The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems Towards Global Social Policy Science

Developing countries may not have full-fledged welfare states like those we find in Europe but certainly they have welfare state systems. For comparative social policy research the term welfare state systems has many advantages as there are numerous different types/models of welfare state systems around the world. This revised and expanded second edition brings together leading experts to discuss social policy in 32 countries/regions around the world: from the most advanced welfare state systems in Scandinavia and Western Central Europe to the developing powers of Brazil China India Indonesia Mexico and Russia. Country-specific chapters provide in general a historical overview discuss major characteristics of the welfare state system and analyze country-specific problems as well as critical current and future trends for further discussions while also providing one (additional) major focal point/issue for greater in-depth analysis. Including new country case studies on Mali South Africa Iceland Spain Italy Greece and Vietnam this book is reframed around urgent contemporary issues including migration and rising social inequalities LGBTQIA+ rights universal basic income and transboundary social policy. It will be of great interest to all scholars and students of social policy social development development economists and health economists experts in public policy health policy (including mental health policy) housing policy education policy family policy cis- and trans-gender policy migration and population policy sociology social work anthropology as well as social policy and public policy makers and administrators. | The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems Towards Global Social Policy Science

GBP 205.00
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The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell Volume 26 Cold War Fears and Hopes 1950–52

The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell Volume 26 Cold War Fears and Hopes 1950–52

The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell Volume 26 covers a period of transition in Russell's political life between his orthodox and sometimes pugnacious defence of the West in the early post-war and the dissenting advocacy of nuclear disarmament and détente that started in earnest in the mid-1950s. While some of the assembled writings echo harsh prior criticism of Soviet expansionism and dictatorship others register growing qualms about the recklessness of American foreign policy and the baneful effects on civil liberties of anti-communist hysteria inside the United States. Whether continuing to push for western rearmament or highlighting in a more placatory vein the folly of the Cold War's divisions and rival fanaticisms Russell's paramount objective was avoiding a war that threatened global catastrophe. Suspended between fear and hope he expounded his evolving political concerns–and much else besides including autobiographical reflections and typically common-sense guidance for living well–in a constant flow of newspaper and magazine articles letters to editors radio broadcasts and discussions and of special note a Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Russell also completed two lecture tours of the United States (the last of many) as well as a landmark such visit to Australia. All three of these journeys and the textual record they left are examined in depth using manuscript material and unpublished correspondence from the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University which is mined extensively throughout the volume. | The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell Volume 26 Cold War Fears and Hopes 1950–52

GBP 270.00
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The Angkorian World

The Angkorian World

The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia’s largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology texts and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state describe its structure and explain its persistence over more than six centuries. Comprehensive and accessible this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying premodern Asia. The volume’s first of six sections provides historical and environmental contexts and discusses data sources and the nature of knowledge production. The next three sections examine the anthropogenic landscapes of Angkor (agrarian urban and hydraulic) the state institutions that shaped the Angkorian state and the economic foundations on which Angkor operated. Part V explores Angkorian ideologies and realities from religion and nation to identity. The volume’s last part reviews political and aesthetic Angkorian legacies in an effort to explain why the idea of Angkor remains central to its Cambodian descendants. Maps graphics and photographs guide readers through the content of each chapter. Chapters in this volume synthesise more than a century of work at Angkor and in the regions it influenced. The Angkorian World will satisfy students researchers academics and the knowledgeable layperson who seeks to understand how this great Angkorian Empire arose and functioned in the premodern world. The Prologue and Chapters 2 10 15 23 30 and 32 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license.

GBP 190.00
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Learning and Behavior

Learning and Behavior

Learning and Behavior reviews how people and animals learn and how their behaviors are changed because of learning. It describes the most important principles theories controversies and experiments that pertain to learning and behavior that are applicable to diverse species and different learning situations. Both classic studies and recent trends and developments are explored providing a comprehensive survey of the field. Although the behavioral approach is emphasized many cognitive theories are covered as well along with a chapter on comparative cognition. Real-world examples and analogies make the concepts and theories more concrete and relevant to students. In addition most chapters provide examples of how the principles covered have been employed in applied and clinical behavior analysis. The text proceeds from the simple to the complex. The initial chapters introduce the behavioral cognitive and neurophysiological approaches to learning. Later chapters give extensive coverage of classical conditioning and operant conditioning beginning with basic concepts and findings and moving to theoretical questions and current issues. Other chapters examine the topics of reinforcement schedules avoidance and punishment stimulus control and concept learning observational learning and motor skills comparative cognition and choice. Thoroughly updated each chapter features many new studies and references that reflect recent developments in the field. Learning objectives bold-faced key terms practice quizzes a chapter summary review questions and a glossary are included. The text is intended for undergraduate or graduate courses in psychology of learning (human) learning introduction to learning learning processes animal behavior (principles of) learning and behavior conditioning and learning learning and motivation experimental analysis of behavior behaviorism and behavior analysis.

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