Cognitive Architecture
Cognitive architecture serves as a framework for understanding the human mind as an information processing system. It focuses on how humans perceive, process, and act upon information, which is vital for designing user-centered interactive systems. The Model Human Processor (MHP), a significant cognitive architecture, consists of three fundamental processors - perceptual, cognitive, and motor - that interact with various memory stores to predict human performance and inform HCI design principles.
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What we have learnt
- Cognitive architecture explains the underlying structure and processes of human cognition.
- The Model Human Processor (MHP) details how perceptual, cognitive, and motor elements function and interact.
- Effective HCI design must consider human cognitive strengths and limitations.
Key Concepts
- -- Cognitive Architecture
- A comprehensive theory that encompasses the organizational structure and operational principles of human cognition, enabling information processing.
- -- Model Human Processor (MHP)
- A cognitive architecture that describes human information processing through three interacting subsystems: perceptual, cognitive, and motor processors.
- -- Working Memory
- The active component of memory where information is temporarily stored and manipulated, with limited capacity and duration.
- -- LongTerm Memory (LTM)
- The extensive, permanent store of knowledge and skills, characterized by its infinite capacity and negligible decay.
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