El. knyga: Perceptual and Associative Learning

Hall's arguments are based on many experiments, and are so detailed, subtle and variegated that they cannot be summarized here ... Hall's book is a tour de force: it convincingly explains a wide range of phenomena ... Hall is totally honest in reviewing both evidence and theories ... He suggests enough new experiments to keep workers in animal learning busy for year. And he exhibits great zest: one might say that he writes with faith, hope and clarity. * Stuart Sutherland, University of Sussex, Nature, Vol 356, March 1991 * he presents refreshingly objective and integrative interpretations of the data * Thomas R. Zentall, University of Kentucky, Science, Vol. 260, 1993 * The book is valuable because readers are introduced to contemporary associative theory and its continual refinement within well-researched experimental paradigms. Hall's book is valuable because of its rigorous analysis of issues surrounding the relationship between experience with stimuli and later associative learning. The book succeeds in linking together many important ideas from seemingly disparate theoretical approaches. For this reason, the book is clearly relevant to learning theorists. Because of the central role of perceptual and associative learning in cognitive and behavioral processes, it should also interest developmental psychologists. * John W. Moore, University of Massachusetts, American Journal of Psychology, Volume 107, number 3, Fall 1994 *