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- | Dual coding is a theory of cognition introduced by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Paivio|Allan Pavio]] in late 1960s. This theory suggests that there are **two distinct subsystems** contributing to cognition: one is specialized **for language** and verbal information, and the other **for images** and non-verbal information. The non-verbal processor was earlier often ignored in favor of the verbal. | + | Dual coding is a theory of cognition introduced by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Paivio|Allan Pavio]] in late 1960s. This theory suggests that there are **two distinct subsystems** contributing to cognition: one is specialized **for language** and verbal information, and the other **for images** and non-verbal information. According to Pavio, |
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+ | * "//Human cognition is unique in that it has become specialized for dealing simultaneously with language and with nonverbal objects and events.//"(([[http://expresslanka-ebook.blogspot.com/2011/02/mental-representations-dual-coding.html|Paivio, Allan. Mental Representations: A Dual Coding Approach. Oxford University Press, 1990, p53.]])) | ||
===== What is dual coding theory? ===== | ===== What is dual coding theory? ===== | ||
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These two kinds of processing systems result in two types of stored representations: | These two kinds of processing systems result in two types of stored representations: | ||
- | * **logogens**, referring to verbal entities and organized in terms of associations and hierarchies, and | + | * **logogens**, referring to verbal entities (spoken or written words) and organized in terms of associations and hierarchies, and |
* **imagens**, referring to mental images and non-verbal entities and organized in terms of part-whole relationships. | * **imagens**, referring to mental images and non-verbal entities and organized in terms of part-whole relationships. | ||