Question

A student who is taking a course in educational psychology for the first time scans through the information-processing theory chapter and notes the word metacognition, which is unfamiliar. This student's selective focusing on the term metacognition is known as_________

Answer 1

Answer:

attention.

Explanation:

Attention: It is defined as the cognitive and behavioral process of selectively directed or focused towards a discrete facet of information, whether considered as objective or subjective, while avoiding other apprehensive information. Also, described as the allotment of restricted cognitive processing resources.

Types of attention:

1. Selective

2. Divided

3. Sustained

4. Executive.