PSYC 2060 Chapter : Chapter 6 Study Guide
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6: know the information processing model of cognitive learning theory. Hearing, smelling, touching and taste: students must pay attention to information if they are to retain it. Students should not be bombarded with too much information at once. How do we know: when new skills are being acquired, the information goes in to our short-term or working memory. If it is not rehearsed, the information is lost. Use techniques such as role-plays, drawings, field trips, and experiments: define and know the significance of: How are the different in results obtained: massed practice- facts or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time, faster initial learning. Does not produce long-term retention: distributed practice- items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time. Inert knowledge- learned information that could be applied to a wide range of solutions but whose use is limited to restricted, often artificial applications.
