single-channel model

a model of human information processing in which only serial processing is possible. Cognition is held to consist of a series of discrete sequenced steps involving one information source and one processing channel at a time.

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January 30th 2025

fetal stage

the final stage of human prenatal development, from the 8th or 9th week after fertilization to the time of birth. It is preceded by the embryonic stage.