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Cognitive Load

Deutsch: Kognitive Belastung / Español: Carga Cognitiva / Português: Carga Cognitiva / Français: Charge Cognitive / Italiano: Carico Cognitivo

Cognitive load in the psychology context refers to the amount of mental effort being used in the working memory. It is a crucial concept in understanding how people learn, process information, and perform tasks. Managing cognitive load effectively can enhance learning and performance, while excessive cognitive load can lead to errors and decreased efficiency.

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Cognitive Mapping

Cognitive Mapping refers to the type of mapping which is used in city planning to learn how the public feels about places, landmarks, and other natural features. The information is used for such things as city maps, brochures, tourist information, and other developmental projects.

Cognitive maps

Cognitive maps refer to the internal or mental representations of our physical environment, particularly centering on spatial relationships; a mental representation of one’s spatial surroundings

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Cognitive miser

Cognitive miser refers to a term used to describe people’s reluctance to do much extra thinking.

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Cognitive miser model

Cognitive miser model refers to a view of information processing that assumes people usually rely on heuristics to make judgments and will only engage in careful, thoughtful processing when necessary.

Cognitive misers

Deutsch: Kognitive Sparfüchse / Español: Tacaños cognitivos / Português: Misers cognitivos / Français: Radins cognitifs / Italiano: Miser cognitivi /

Cognitive misers describe the idea that people are so limited in their ability to think and make inferences that they take mental shortcuts whenever they can.

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Cognitive Model

Deutsch: Kognitives Modell / Español: modelo cognitivo / Português: modelo cognitivo / Français: modèle cognitif / Italiano: modello cognitivo

Cognitive Model in psychology refers to a framework that explains human behaviour, emotions, and psychological disorders based on how individuals perceive, interpret, and respond to their experiences. This model emphasises the role of thoughts (cognitions) in shaping emotions and behaviours. It suggests that distorted or maladaptive thinking patterns can lead to psychological distress and dysfunctional behaviours.

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Cognitive needs

Cognitive needs refer to the innate needs to know and to understand.

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