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Over the last 30 years there has been considerable interest in the functions and processes of the human mind. This interest has stemmed particularly from the field of cognitive psychology that explores human thought, consciousness, memory and problem-solving abilities. Figure 7.1 illustrates the characteristic way contemporary cognitive psychology views the human mind as an information-processing system. This figure conceptualizes the model developed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) and provides the foundations for human cognitive architecture. Very broadly speaking, processing of information advances from left to right and is composed of three interdependent components; sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory.
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Leahy, W., Cooper, G., Sweller, J. (2004). Interactivity and the Constraints of Cognitive Load Theory. In: Peacock, A., Cleghorn, A. (eds) Missing the Meaning. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403982285_7
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