How can you use cognitive psychology to design technical communication?
Technical communication is the process of conveying complex information to a specific audience for a specific purpose. To design effective technical communication, you need to understand how your audience thinks, learns, and remembers information. Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that studies mental processes such as perception, attention, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving. By applying cognitive psychology principles and theories to technical communication, you can enhance your message clarity, relevance, and usability. In this article, you will learn how to use cognitive psychology to design technical communication in six steps.
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