Table of Contents

Introductory Module.- 1. The Psychology of Learning and Memory.- 2. The Neuroscience of Learning and MemoryLearning Module.- 3. Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning about Repeated Events.- 4. Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events.- 5. Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors.- 6. Generalization and Discrimination LearningMemory Module.- 7. Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events.- 8. Skill Memory: Learning by Doing.- 9. Working Memory and Cognitive ControlIntegrative Topics Module.- 10. Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory.- 11. Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting.- 12. Development and Aging: Learning and Memory across the Lifespan.

About the Author

Mark A. Gluck is a Professor of Neuroscience at Rutgers University–Newark, USA.