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I believe what you are describing is what they call "chunking."

• dredmorbius 10y ago
  Any references to what "they" say about it? (I'm investigating various questions including of STWM, ideas, and networks or clusters of ideas.)
  • vldx 10y ago
    The concept of chunking is covered in Learning How To Learn. I think the provide references as well. https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
  • dhimes 10y ago
    This isn't bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology) It's like a grocery bag for ideas. The more familiar they are the more you can represent them with a single abstract concept in your working memory that basically acts as a pointer to the various items contained in the concrete implementation. Here's another reference you may enjoy: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657600/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657600/ What is STWM?
    • dredmorbius 10y ago
      Thanks. STWM: short-term working memory. A fascinating presentation by Sander van der Leeuw on the interactions of that and anthropology: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80dR9Q2glgY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80dR9Q2glgY