Educational Psychology

Inhibition and self control describe the ability to hold back an automatic response so that a more thoughtful one can

Executive function development is the gradual growth of the mental skills that let people plan, focus, remember instructions and manage

Divided attention limitations are the boundaries the mind hits when it tries to handle two or more demanding tasks at

Sustained attention factors are the conditions inside and around a learner that determine how long focus can be held on

Selective attention processes are the mental mechanisms that let a learner focus on one stream of information while pushing other

Attention and concentration skills describe a learner’s ability to direct mental focus toward a task, keep it there long enough

Mindfulness attention training refers to practices that teach people to notice where their attention is, recognize when it has wandered,

Germane cognitive load is the term cognitive load theory has used for mental effort that goes directly into learning, such

Extraneous cognitive load is the mental effort learners spend on the way information is presented rather than on the information

Intrinsic cognitive load is the mental effort that comes from the nature of the material itself, specifically from how many