Something to ponder
A simple truth: “if one wants something to be attended to, mastered and subsequently used, one must be sure to wrap it in a context that engages the 'emotions'. Conversely, 'experiences devoid of emotional impact' are likely to be weakly engaging and soon forgotten, leaving nary a mental representation (Gardner, 2000).”
posted by Far Azmi @ 11:46 pm
2 Comments:
This makes sense using the cognitivist theory as well...
When a schema is connected to many other schemas, the easier it is for a person to recall the schema.
This is especially true if the schema that it is connected to has got a strong influence on the person; exp: emotionally.
Emotion is indeed a strong force for something which is unseen ...
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