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The role of meaning and emotion in learning
Author(s) -
Wolfe Pat
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.217
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , psychology , adult learning , adult education , cognitive psychology , pedagogy , psychotherapist
The brain, a patternfinding organ, seeks to create meaning through establishing or refining existing neural networks; this is learning. Emotion affects what is learned and what is retained.
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