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Procedural and declarative knowledge

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I need an example of procedural knowledge and of declarative knowledge. Then, explain why knowing this distinction is relevant to cognition. Finally, explain the implications of this distinction for learning and teaching. That is, how can this distinction be used to enhance learning?

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This solution discusses the distinction between proceduaral and declarative knowledge and its relevance to cognition , and its implications for learning and teaching.

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An example of procedural knowledge : Most people can think a certain face is attractive or certain jokes as funny but they cannot explain exactly how they arrived at the conclusion or they cannot give a working definition of attractiveness or what makes something funny. Procedural knowledge is part of the unconcious mind.
An example of declarative knowledge: Knowing what age you were when you graduated high school and knowing what city ,state or country you ...

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