Cognitive Load Level
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A Cognitive Load Level is a load level for a cognitive task.
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- It can range from being a High Cognitive Load Level to being a Low Cognitive Load Level.
- It can range from being an Intrinsic, to being an Extraneous Cognitive Load Level, to being a Germane Cognitive Load Level]].
- It can be higher due to Distractions.
- It can be ranked in humans by a Task-Invoked Pupillary Response.
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- See: Social Intelligence, Knowledge Worker, Cognitive Psychology, Habitual Task.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_load Retrieved:2015-1-5.
- In cognitive psychology, cognitive load refers to the total amount of mental effort being used in the working memory. Cognitive load theory was developed out of the study of problem solving by John Sweller in the late 1980s. Sweller argued that instructional design can be used to reduce cognitive load in learners. Cognitive load theory differentiates cognitive load into three types: intrinsic, extraneous, and germane. Intrinsic cognitive load is the effort associated with a specific topic. Extraneous cognitive load refers to the way information or tasks are presented to a learner. And germane cognitive load refers to the work put into creating a permanent store of knowledge, or a schema. Researchers Paas and Van Merriënboer developed a way to measure perceived mental effort which is indicative of cognitive load. Task-invoked pupillary response is a reliable and sensitive measurement of cognitive load that is directly related to working memory. Heavy cognitive load can have negative effects on task completion, and it is important to note that the experience of cognitive load is not the same in everyone. The elderly, students, and children experience different, and more often higher, amounts of cognitive load. High cognitive load in the elderly has been shown to affect their center of balance. With increased distractions and cell phone use students are more prone to experiencing high cognitive load which can reduce academic success. Children have less general knowledge than adults which increases their cognitive load.