Episodic model usability can be further operationalized using a WM and LTM associations matrix (see Fig. 12, 13, and 15). Cowan (2001) defines a chunk in WM as having strong intra-associations within a collection of items and weak inter-associations between items. citation: https://patsula.com/usefo/episodicmodel/images/matrix_experiment_small.gif
It has been conjectured that a full WM processing sequence from input to output, called a “cognitive cycle,” takes a minimum of 200 msec (Baars & Franklin, 2003). This is equivalent to a maximum of about four or five decisions or goal formations or executions per second. In EMI, during episodic model generation, users may …
cognitive load theory (Sweller, 1988), which posits that “goal attainment and schema acquisition may be two largely unrelated and even incompatible processes” (p. 283). In other words, the demand for resources in performance type reasoning activities in System 2, compete with resources available for learning. According to CLT, there are three types of cognitive load: …
Episodic model usability can be further operationalized using a WM and LTM associations matrix (see Fig. 12, 13, and 15). Cowan (2001) defines a chunk in WM as having strong intra-associations within a collection of items and weak inter-associations between items.
A key factor contributing to the effectiveness of instructional and interface design is understanding how mental representations (i.e., mental models) are created in users as they interact within systems to execute goals. If designers are better able to predict user cognitive processes in the creation of mental models during task interactions, and thus ascertain why …