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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education beyond schools > cognitive skills > cognitive development > information processing theory
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education beyond schools > cognitive skills > cognitive development > information processing theory
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > psychology and behavior > mental development and functions > cognitive skills > cognitive development > information processing theory
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > developmental processes > cognitive development > information processing theory
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > cognitive development > information processing theory
social science subjects > psychology > developmental psychology > cognitive development > information processing theory

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information processing theory  

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  • Information processing theories explain how people work with or perform mental operations on information they have received. These operations include all mental activities that involve noticing, taking in, manipulating, storing, combining, or retrieving information. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Information Processing Theory]

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