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  2. Cognitivism (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive theory mainly stresses the acquisition of knowledge and growth of the mental structure. Cognitive theory tends to focus on conceptualizing the student's learning process: how information is received; how information is processed and organized into existing schema; how information is retrieved upon recall.

  3. Diathesis–stress model - Wikipedia

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    The diathesis-stress model, also known as the vulnerability–stress model, is a psychological theory that attempts to explain a disorder, or its trajectory, as the result of an interaction between a predispositional vulnerability, the diathesis, and stress caused by life experiences.

  4. Effects of stress on memory - Wikipedia

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    Long-term memory (LTM) is a memory mechanism that can hold large amounts of information for long periods of time. [18] Less is known about the effect of stress on LTM than is known about the effect of stress on STM. This could be due to the fact that LTM is not affected as severely as STM and WM are, and is also influenced by the effect of ...

  5. Martin A. Conway - Wikipedia

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    Conway is known for his pioneering research in the study of autobiographical memory, [6] [7] and has amassed over twelve thousand citations as listed on Scopus. [2] Two of his publications that have had the largest impact on the field are "Memory and the Self" [8] (2005) and "The Construction of Autobiographical Memories in the Self-Memory System" [9] (2005).

  6. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment. Excessive amounts of stress, however, can increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, ulcers, and mental illnesses such as depression [2] and also aggravate pre-existing conditions.

  7. Explicit memory - Wikipedia

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    The type of knowledge that is stored in explicit memory is called declarative knowledge, the counterpart to explicit memory is known as implicit memory, refers to memories acquired and used unconsciously such as skills (e.g. knowing how to get dressed) or perception. Unlike explicit memory, implicit memory learns rapidly, even from a single ...

  8. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    “You just can’t communicate the knowledge of war to somebody else. It’s something that you know or don’t know, and once you know it you can’t un-know it and you have to deal with that knowledge,” explained Stephen Canty, a thoughtful 24-year-old who went through boot camp here in 2007, before his two combat deployments to Afghanistan.

  9. Mental health - Wikipedia

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    The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health discusses how a certain amount of stress is a normal part of daily life. Small doses of stress help people meet deadlines, be prepared for presentations, be productive and arrive on time for important events. However, long-term stress can become harmful.