Emotion may affect intrinsic cognitive load, for example when emotion regulation is part of the learning outcomes¶

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q1 i? A third perspective describes how emotion may affect intrinsic cognitive load, such as when emotion regulation is part of the learning outcomes. → Plass 2019

Evidence¶

Plass 2019¶

Plass, J. L., & Kalyuga, S. (2019). Four Ways of Considering Emotion in Cognitive Load Theory. Educational Psychology Review, 31, 339–359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09473-5

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Theoretical argument from the article's abstract, the third of four perspectives. It positions emotion within intrinsic load, with the article's own example being cases where "emotion regulation is part of the learning outcomes."

"A third perspective describes how emotion may affect intrinsic cognitive load, such as when emotion regulation is part of the learning outcomes."

Discussion¶

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