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Record 1 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Mental health and hygiene
DEF

A state in which there is more information directed at a person than he can process in thought at a particular time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
CONT

Le concept de «surcharge cognitive» vient des théories cognitives qui décomposent la mémoire en plusieurs instances : mémoire à long terme, mémoire à court terme, renommée ensuite la «mémoire de travail» et la «mémoire sensori-motrice» [...] L'idée directrice est que les êtres humains sont limités en capacité de traitement de l'information, par leur mémoire de travail, à la fois en termes de quantité d'informations qu'en termes de rétention de l'information sur une période.

Spanish

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