In 1989 psychologists from the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, and Macquarie University, with an active interest in the study of learning and its applications began to meet fortnightly to discuss their current research and ideas of mutual interest. They were joined occasionally by researchers from such institutions as the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and the CSIRO Sensory Research Centre, and also by members of psychology departments outside the Sydney region, such as the University of Newcastle.
The name Australian Learning Group (ALG) was subsequently adopted, as there did not appear to be any other comparable group in Australia, nor one that had existed in the past. From its beginning, the Group has gained from the contributions of distinguished researchers from several other Australian universities, although its activities have remained centred in the Sydney region since this is where the greatest concentration of work in this field of psychology has remained. The recent increase in the use of email and introduction of an electronic mailing list has allowed a geographical broadening of the Group's accessibility and mean that the Group at last deserves the label 'Australian'.
The core interest of the Group has remained the study of basic
principles of conditioning in both animals and humans, with concern
for the application
of these principles to human behaviour and to the study of brain
mechanisms. The primary objective of the ALG is to facilitate communication
of ideas and research relevant to the above interest.
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This Page Last Updated July 30, 1996.
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