Information processing
What Information processing means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The central nervous system processes signals to coordinate behaviour, controlling everything from simple reflexes to complex thoughts.
Memory functions like a computer, beginning with input, then processing, and finally output.
Topics that use Information processing
- Memory (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The brain and neuropsychology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Anterograde amnesia
- Biological structures
- Capacity
- Chemical transmission
- Contralateral control
- Duration
- Encoding
- Frontal lobe
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