Human Growth and Development / Unit 1 HGD 0036 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Information Processing
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The idea
Information processing theory treats the mind like a computer: information comes in, is processed and stored, and leaves as behaviour.
In practice
Noticing a phone number, holding it briefly, storing it, then dialling it later.
Where people slip
Here, development is continuous rather than stage-like: the system matures and grows more efficient. The model is useful but increasingly seen as simplistic.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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