Learning Launch
Focuses on how learners process, store, and retrieve information.
What is Cognitivism?
A mental framework for organizing and interpreting information.
What is a Schema?
A reaction triggered by an external event or cue.
What is Stimulus Response?
Changes in gene expression influenced by environmental factors without altering the DNA sequence.
What is Epigenetics?
The belief that abilities can develop through effort and learning.
What is a Growth Mindset?
Emphasizes observable behaviors and external stimuli in learning.
What is Behaviorism?
The ability to hold and manipulate information in the mind for short-term use.
What is Working Memory?
The body’s automatic response to a perceived threat.
What is Freeze Flight Fight?
The brain’s ability to physically change its structure in response to learning or experience.
What is Structural Plasticity?
Perseverance and passion for long-term goals.
What is Grit?
Motivation driven by internal rewards and personal satisfaction.
What is Intrinsic Motivation?
The theory that the average person can hold 7±2 items in their working memory.
What is Miller’s Law?
A behavior aimed at preventing an unpleasant outcome.
What is Active Avoidance?
The growth and branching of dendrites to enhance neural connections for learning and memory.
What is Dendritic Arborization?
The ability to apply knowledge flexibly in new situations.
What is Adaptive Expertise?
Awareness and regulation of one’s own thinking and learning processes.
What is Metacognition?
An emotional response that overwhelms logical thinking triggered by the amygdala.
What is an Amygdala Hijack?
Mentally practicing or repeating a task to strengthen learning or performance.
What is Cognitive Rehearsal?
Attitudes or beliefs about one’s abilities and potential.
What is mindset?