title: Embracing multiple definitions of learning.
abstract: Definitions of learning vary widely across disciplines, driven largely by different approaches used to assess its occurrence. These definitions can be better reconciled with each other if each is recognized as coherent with a common conceptualization of learning, while appreciating the practical utility of different learning definitions in different contexts.
authors.affiliation: Macquarie University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hebets
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.affiliation: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
authors.forename: Courtney L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: mhauber@hunter.cuny.edu.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hauber
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588, USA; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: definitions; experience dependence; function; learning; mechanism; plasticity