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COGNITIVE THEORY [10 records]

Record 1 2024-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

For over three decades, cognitive load theory (CLT) has drawn on models of cognitive architecture—including a working memory whose capacity and duration limits can be substantially reduced when domain-specific schemas are activated from long-term memory—to generate and test instructional design hypotheses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

La théorie de la charge cognitive repose sur une architecture cognitive classique, postulant deux types de mémoire, la mémoire de travail – dont la capacité de traitement et de stockage est très limitée [...] – et la mémoire à long terme, à capacité quasi illimitée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

SCT ... explains human behavior in terms of a three-way, dynamic, reciprocal model in which personal factors, environmental influences, and behavior continually interact. ... A basic premise of SCT is that people learn not only through their own experiences but also by observing the actions of others, particularly role models who seem credible and the results of those actions.

Key term(s)
  • socio-cognitive theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

La théorie sociale cognitive est basée sur la notion d'interaction. [L']interaction doit être comprise comme un déterminisme réciproque des facteurs personnels, environnementaux et des comportements [...]

Key term(s)
  • théorie socio-cognitive

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

A cognitive theory of multimedia learning based on three main assumptions: there are two separate channels (auditory and visual) for processing information; there is limited channel capacity; and ... learning is an active process of filtering, selecting, organizing, and integrating information.

Key term(s)
  • multimedia learning cognitive theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

Les recherches [...] ont permis le développement d'une théorie cognitive de l'apprentissage multimédia. Théorie qui se base sur l'idée que les êtres humains ont deux canaux d'acquisition d'information, le canal visuel et le canal oral, et que la capacité d'acquisition d'information dans la mémoire de travail est limitée; par conséquent l'apprentissage implique la sélection des informations importantes et la construction d'un modèle mental cohérent.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
  • Advertising Techniques
DEF

[The] tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (i.e., beliefs, opinions).

CONT

Cognitive Dissonance Theory, developed by Leon Festinger (1957), is concerned with the relationships among cognitions […] When there is an inconsistency between attitudes or behaviors (dissonance), something must change to eliminate the dissonance. In the case of a discrepancy between attitudes and behavior, it is most likely that the attitude will change to accommodate the behavior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Comportement humain
  • Techniques publicitaires
DEF

Théorie selon laquelle la coexistence, chez un même individu, d’éléments de connaissance qui ne s’accordent pas, entraîne de sa part un effort pour les faire, d’une façon ou d’une autre, mieux s’accorder.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

A theory of learning which explains learning by using variables of a cognitive nature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

[...] Tolman [...] a essayé d'élaborer une théorie cognitive de l'apprentissage et a introduit la notion d'apprentissage latent.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Théorie dont le but n'est pas de répondre à la question comment une tâche est accomplie par un système, mais de déterminer ce qui doit être accompli et pourquoi.

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

The assumption that most people want agreement or harmony in their thoughts about the world.

OBS

Related terms: balance theory, cognitive dissonance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Postulat selon lequel la majorité des gens recherchent un accord ou un équilibre dans leurs pensées concernant le monde.

OBS

Termes connexes : dissonance cognitive, théorie de l'équilibre.

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

A theory that tells us: (1) if the initial conditions are thus and so, and (2) if we act in a certain way, the consequences of our action will probably be this or that.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Characterology
OBS

A method of dream interpretation which views the actual dream, or the manifest content, as an attempt by the dreamer to think about, and solve, important personal problems.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Caractérologie

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

A theory of personality emphasizing the meaning of a situation to the individual based on past learning experiences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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