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contextualism

n.

1. the theory that memory and learning are not the result only of linkages between events, as in the associationist doctrine, but are also due to the meaning given to events by the context surrounding the experiences.

2. a worldview asserting that the environment in which an event occurs intrinsically informs the event and its interpretation.

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February 11th 2025

cognitive complexity

cognitive complexity

the state or quality of a thought process that involves numerous constructs, with many interrelationships among them. Such processing is often experienced as difficult or effortful. See also conceptual complexity.