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Procedural learning refers to a kind of learning ways of doing things rather than learning about specific events. Procedural learning is typically not governed by conscious controlled processes.

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Procedural memory refer to long-term memories of conditioned responses and learned skills. It is a memory system thought to contain information concerning action and sequences of actions, as in one’s knowledge of how to ride a bicycle or swing a golf club.

Procedural metacognition refers to the knowledge about "when strategies" are necessary, as well as monitoring "how well" one is performing on a task.

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Procedure refers to a sub-section of the method section of a technical paper that explains what happened to the participants/subjects and contains enough information that someone else could replicate the study; the sub-section of a scientific paper that specifies exactly what happened to each participant during the experiment Procedure describes the step-by- step process used to complete the study.

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Proceeding may be defined as a basic segment of behavior; a time period in which an important behavior pattern occurs from beginning to end.

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Deutsch: Prozess / Español: proceso / Português: processo / Français: processus / Italiano: processo

Process in the psychology context refers to a series of actions, changes, or functions that occur over time, leading to a particular psychological outcome or state. It involves the dynamic sequences of thoughts, emotions, behaviors, or physiological responses that contribute to an individual's mental functioning and development. Process is a central concept in various psychological theories, as it helps explain how mental states evolve, how learning occurs, and how behaviors are formed and modified.

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Process consultation means training group members to identify and better deal with group processes (leadership, conflict) through didactic instruction, role playing, structured process analysis, and training in observational methods.

Process dissociation framework refers to the idea that memory tasks typically call on a mixture of automatic and intentional cognitive processes.