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hard-wired), or they may be determined after decision making or problem
solving based on WM and LTM processing.
7.3 A closer look at the role of
information processing
The overview of the information-processing model given above was
intended to highlight the principal mechanisms involved in perceiving
and processing information and their potential implications for learning,
especially for older adults. In this section we provide more details con-
cerning these processes. We begin with perception, where meaning may
be added to sensed information through comparison of that information
with information stored in LTM.
7.3.1 Perception
Perception is a process that must be capab ...