Information Processing Approach to Cognitive Change

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The Information Processing System: Sensory Memory

Holds incoming sensory information in its original form.

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Attention

Awareness of information.

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The Information Processing System: Working Memory

Holds and processes information that is being 'worked on': manipulated, encoded, or retrieved.

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Central Executive

A control processor that directs the flow of information and regulates cognitive activities.

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Executive Function

Cognitive process of understanding information, making decisions, and solving problems.

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The Information Processing System: Long-Term Memory

Unlimited storage that holds information indefinitely.

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Information Processing in Adolescence: Risk-Taking Behaviors

While adolescents are capable of rational decision-making, their behaviors are often influenced by the limbic system's burst of development, which may outpace the gradual development of the prefrontal cortex.