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How long does it take to read Theories of Learning?

Ernest R. Hilgard, Gordon H. Bower

Theories of Learning by Ernest R. Hilgard, Gordon H. Bower takes about 11 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 11 hours 13 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1948. 612 pages, about 168,300 words.

23 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 18 hours 42 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 11 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 7 hours 1 minute

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About the book

Learning is a central topic within American psychology, and its problems have provided the occasion for hundreds of experimental studies. The science of learning remains in a state of flux, in part because we have not yet reached agreement upon the most appropriate concepts to use in stating our problems and in interpreting our data. This book represents an attempt to provide in one place an introduction to the major theories of learning which are current among psychologists doing research in this important field of study. The aim is to see theory in relation to experiment. Each of the several theories is therefore illustrated by a selected topic within the field of experimentation. The topic chosen is in each case one actively studied by adherents to the theory. The theory can be judged both by its provocativeness in suggesting experiments, and by its success in dealing systematically with the data which emerge from such experiments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).

Subjects: Psychology of Learning, Lerntheorie, Psychologie de l'éducation, Apprentissage, Psychologie de l', Learning, Educational Psychology

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