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Metacognition is what?
thinking about thinking
The sensory register is...
the input from environment
What does information-processing theory focus on?
What and how information is acquired
What is The central executive?
regulates what data goes into your memory
How many stages of learning are there?
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Which stage of processing is most relevant for educators?
the processing that occurs in the short-term/working memory stage
What is Short-term memory?
processes information
Occurs when organized material is associated with stored knowledge.
Meaningful Learning
Hold information for immediate use. Also called rote rehearsal or repetition. Has no effect on long-term memory storage.
Maintenance Rehearsal
What is Long-term memory?
is where information is stored for later retrieval
Permanent storehouse of unlimited capacity.
Use stored information to aid learning.
Elaborative Rehearsal
What 3 things ar included in the term "memory"?
1. sensory memory
2. working/short-term memory
3. long-term memory
What is essential to learning and moves stimuli from sensory register to working memory?
attention
It is the Process of IPT.
sensory register - short-term memory - long-term memory
What general things happens when sensory memory is sent to short-term memory?
a process of integration