To account for the large demands on working memory during text comprehension and
expert performance, the traditional models of working memory involving temporary storage …

▪ Abstract Expert and exceptional performance are shown to be mediated by cognitive and
perceptual-motor skills and by domain-specific physiological and anatomical adaptations …

In this book, Walter Kintsch presents a theory of human text comprehension and extends his
analysis to related areas. Comprehension is conceptualized as a two-stage process: first …

Counter to the common belief that expert performance reflects innate abilities and
capacities, recent research in different domains of expertise has shown that expert …

Es sabido que en los ùltimos afios se ha producido un importante cambio de orientacién en
la psicologia cientifica. Tras un largo periodo de predominio de la psicologia conductista, se …

Learning in the workplace has come of age with the publication of this book. It shows the
way for a new level of sophistication in the ways learning and work are treated. And it opens …

Context Learning through work has long been important for the development of health care
workers' occupational competence. However, to effectively utilise this mode of learning, its …

A new theory of the development of expertise in medicine is outlined. Contrary to existing
views, this theory assumes that expertise is not so much a matter of superior reasoning skills …

Excellence and the highest levels of performance in the arts and sciences, sports, and
games have always been an object of fascination to both scientists and lay people. Only …

A recent trend in the literature has been to characterize healthcare activities in terms of
complex systems theory. Complexity has often been loosely and variously defined, with …