The process of improving the synchronization between visual perception and motor skills is called visuomotor learning. It ...

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is best known for his theories of cognitive development in children. Two of the cognitive processes he explored extensively were assimilation and ...

Different indicators are interesting for analyzing human learning processes. Recent studies analyze learning performance in combination with cognitive load, as an indicator for learners' invested ...

Traditionally, Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) has focused on instructional methods to decrease extraneous cognitive load so that available cognitive resources can be fully devoted to learning. This ...

Perhaps you remember the story of William Miller, the Baptist preacher who predicted that Jesus Christ’s second coming would occur on Oct. 22, 1844. When the advent failed to occur as Miller foretold, ...

From toddlers' timeouts to criminals' prison sentences, punishment reinforces social norms, making it known that an offender has done something unacceptable. At least, that is usually the intent—but ...

Motor skills, the movements produced by our muscles, are often adjusted based on an individual’s altered visual feedback.