What's in a Name? The Multiple Meanings of “Chunk” and “Chunking”

Frontiers in Psychology

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关键词: chunk;    chunking;    compression;    implicit learning;    long-term memory;    motor action;    strategy;    working memory;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00102

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The term chunk, denoting a unit, and the related term chunking, denoting a mechanism to construct that unit, are familiar terms within psychology and cognitive science. The Oxford English Dictionary provides several definitions for “chunk.” First, “a thick, more or less cuboidal, lump, cut off anything,” or, colloquially, “a large or substantial amount.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides similar definitions. OUP's Oxford Dictionary alone gives a computer-related meaning: “a section of information or data.” It is in this context, a chunk as a section of information, that the word is used within psychology and cognitive science.

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