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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessobrecarga cognitiva
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so.βɾeˈkaɾ.ɣa koɣ.niˈti.βa
"El diseño de la interfaz previene la sobrecarga cognitiva del usuario."
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2 senses- 1
The total amount of mental effort being used in the working memory, exceeding an individual's capacity to process information.
"Trying to learn three new software programs at once quickly led to cognitive overload for the new employees." - 2
A state of mental exhaustion or impaired decision-making caused by receiving an excessive amount of information or stimuli.
"The constant influx of notifications and news updates throughout the day frequently causes modern digital cognitive overload."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'cognitive', derived from the Latin 'cognoscere' (to get to know, recognize), entering English in the mid-17th century, with 'overload', formed from the prefix 'over-' and 'load' of Germanic origin. It was popularized in educational psychology and human-computer interaction during the late 20th century, notably through John Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory.
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surcharge cognitive
Transliteration: surchaʁʒ kɔɡ.nitiv
"L'excès d'informations en peu de temps conduit souvent à une surcharge cognitive."
kognitive Überlastung
Transliteration: kɔɡ.niˈtiː.və ˈyː.bɐˌlas.tʊŋ
"Zu viele gleichzeitige Aufgaben führen zu einer kognitiven Überlastung."
soraccarico cognitivo
Transliteration: sor.akˈkaː.ri.ko koɲ.ɲiˈtiː.vo
"Il sovraccarico cognitivo riduce la capacità di apprendimento degli studenti."
sobrecarga cognitiva
Transliteration: so.βɾeˈkaɾ.ɣa koɣ.niˈti.βa
"El diseño de la interfaz previene la sobrecarga cognitiva del usuario."
sobrecarga cognitiva
Transliteration: su.bɾiˈkaɾ.ɡɐ koɡ.niˈtʃi.vɐ
"A complexidade da tarefa causou sobrecarga cognitiva na equipe."
संज्ञानात्मक अतिभार
Transliteration: sangyantmak atibhar
"एक साथ बहुत सारी जानकारी मिलने से संज्ञानात्मक अतिभार हो जाता है।"
认知超载
Transliteration: rèn zhì chāo zǎi
"复杂的信息呈现方式很容易导致用户的认知超载。"
인지 부하
Transliteration: inji buha
"과도한 정보는 학습자에게 인지 부하를 발생시킨다."
認知負荷
Transliteration: ninchi fuka
"複雑すぎる説明は受講者に認知負荷を与える。"
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