Through four previous editions, students and instructors have relied on this book's clear, concise, and highly accessible overview of the processes and mechanisms responsible for conditioning and learning. Domjan and Delamater summarize major theories of how humans and nonhuman animals learn, along with the classic experiments that support these…

Discusses a conditioning exercise used in an undergraduate psychology classroom. Students are to shape their professor's behavior by using operant conditioning procedures. Reports favorable student reaction to assignment. Notes that class size influences success and relates anecdotes in order to illustrate obstacles to the completion of the…