The Psychology of Learning and Motivation

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 71, the latest release in the series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem-solving. New to this volume are chapters covering Automating adaptive control with item-specific learning, Cognition and voting: Generalizing from the laboratory to the real-world voting booth, Protracted perceptual development of auditory pattern structure, Understanding alcohol reward in social context, Perceptual and Mnemonic Differences across Cultures, Aging, Cognitive Reserve and the Healthy Brain, Aging, context processing, and comprehension, and more.

Presents the latest information in the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation seriesProvides an essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive scienceContains information relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

1. Automating adaptive control with item-specific learning Yu-Chin Chiu 2. Two-way translation: Advancing knowledge of politics and psychology via the study of bilingual voters Jason C. Coronel, Daniel Colón Amill and Erin Drouin 3. Protracted perceptual learning of auditory pattern structure in spoken language Sarah C. Creel 4. Understanding social factors in alcohol reward and risk for problem drinking Catharine E. Fairbairn and Brynne A. Velia 5. Perceptual and mnemonic differences across cultures Angela Gutchess and Robert Sekuler 6. Aging, neurocognitive reserve, and the healthy brain Chih-Mao Huang and Hsu-Wen Huang 7. Aging, context processing, and comprehension Brennan R. Payne and Jack W. Silcox 8. Speaking waves: Neuronal oscillations in language production Vitória Piai and Xiaochen Zheng 9. Memory influences visual cognition across multiple functional states of interactive cortical dynamics Haline E. Schendan 10. Adaptation for growth as a common goal throughout the lifespan: Why and how Rachel Wu and Carla Strickland-Hughes