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Cognition

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1CognitionDeals with perception of how we see the world, store information and recall it.
Our ability of making sense of the world around us.
Cognitive Science = Science concerned with human information processing.
2Developing SoftwareOur body is our interface to communicate with technology.
Ergonomics = The study of people's efficiency in their working environment.
3PerceptionReceive information through our senses.
Sight, hearing, touch etc.
We process this information to acquire knowledge and understanding.
4AttentionProcess of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment.
Ignore other things.
Allocation of processing resources.
5MemoryThree stages of memory:
1. Short-Term Memory
2. Working Memory
3. Long-Term Memory
6Short-Term MemoryWe forget most things.
7 plus/minus 2 (Miller, 1956)
Recognition is easy whilst recall is difficult
7Gestalt PsychologyFinding patterns within information
Lumps information together
For example:
1. Principle of Proximity
2. Principle of Closure
8Working MemoryCurrent processing
Inputs from Short-Term Memory and Long-Term Memory
9Long-Term MemoryVery large - infinite
associative - time needed to retrieve information
Involved in the working memory processes.

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