Cognitive Load

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconmental effort
Executive Parlanceprocessing demand
Scholarly Discourseworking memory burden
Babel ZenithCognitive Load
Origin: Cognitive Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

The total amount of mental effort being used.

In the Boardroom

Simplifying decisions to reduce mental burden.

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