Psychology 2990A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Concept Map, Automaticity, Procedural Knowledge

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

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Cognitive processes: in uence the nature of what is learned. Information processing theory: a theoretical perspective that focuses on the speci c ways in which individuals mentally think about and process" the information they receive. Basic assumptions of cognitive psychology (5): see page 124 for their educational implications. Sensation: ones ability to sense stimuli in the environment. Constructivism: a theoretical perspective that proposes learners construct a body of knowledge from their experiences knowledge that may or may not be an accurate representation of external reality (i. e. boy envisioning parthenon made out of marbles) Memory: a learner"s ability to save something (mentally) that he or she has perviously learned or the mental location" where such information is saved: three components: a sensory registers, a working (short-term) memory, and a long-term memory (pg. Storage: the acquisition of new knowledge, the process of putting" new information into memory. Retrieval: the process of nding" information previously stored in memory.