Intro to Cognitive Psychology Week 9
Zach Tran Intro to Cognitive Psychology 11/5/23 ChatGPT For my blog post this week, I will be asking ChatGPT to define for me the concept of cognitive economy. This is my prompt and ChatGPT's response: "Define cognitive economy." " Cognitive economy is a principle in cognitive psychology that refers to the efficient allocation and management of mental resources in order to optimize cognitive processes. It involves strategies and mechanisms that aim to minimize cognitive effort and maximize the efficiency of cognitive tasks. The concept of cognitive economy encompasses various principles, including: Minimizing Redundancy : Cognitive representations are organized in a way that minimizes redundancy. Shared or common information is stored once and accessed as needed to avoid duplication. Hierarchical Organization : Information is organized hierarchically, with general or superordinate concepts at t...