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The Crucial Role of Emotions and “Skilled” Intuitions in Learning

KnowledgeOne

Such is the case with the role of emotions in cognition and learning and their interrelationship with rational thought. A significant revelation from neuroscience is the pivotal role of emotions in cognition and learning. Recent discoveries in neuroscience are prompting us to rethink some of our previous ideas about learning.

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Motivation and Success from the Brain’s Perspective: Test Your Knowledge

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In the brain, effort results in the activation of the prefrontal cortex, the “control center” responsible for higher cognitive functions, including the ability to analyze information and to identify and correct mistakes. B) The belief of others in our ability to improve. C) Our age. CORRECT ANSWER A. 2014; Moser et al.,

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Friday Finds — MicroLearning, Automating Creativity & Better Video for Learning

Mike Taylor

” Coined in 2002, microlearning refers to shorter learning sessions compared to traditional teaching. These lessons should focus on limited content to avoid cognitive overload. Take away: “In sum, the length and structure of a microlesson should be informed by cognitive load theory and not by time frame.”

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Online training in empathic mode

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Empathy consists of two dimensions, one emotional and the other cognitive. An analysis that, he adds, helps us better understand how we feel and manage our sympathetic reactions. Under the magnifying glass of psychology or philosophy, in particular, this seemingly simple notion can become eminently complex.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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At the very heart of the feeling of personal effectiveness

KnowledgeOne

The basis of social-cognitive theory. This notion is at the heart of his social-cognitive theory, which explains human development and functioning through continuous and reciprocal interactions between personal, behavioural and environmental (or contextual) factors.

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[IN DEPTH ANALYSIS] The 3 Speeds of Thought

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However, the concept of cognitive bias – which differs from that of cognitive distortion derived from clinical psychology – was developed by psychologists Daniel Kahneman (2002 Nobel Prize in Economics) and Amos Tversky. So far, it is indeed difficult to distinguish heuristics from cognitive bias.