People like to take the path of least resistance when it comes to cognitive effort -- a common assumption in cognitive psychology. Researchers have now come to a different conclusion: once people ...

For example, one study found high school students reviewing ... course design and motivating students to avoid shortcuts that undermine their cognitive workout. But what we know about learning tells ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the traditional framework of cognitive load theory, it is assumed that the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge structures (or schémas) ...

From solving puzzles to masterfully playing a game of chess, current artificial intelligence tools have employed algorithms ...

Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers. Instead poor connectivity between 'hubs' within the brain is much more ...