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Single-loop learning: the cognitive process of correcting

Single-loop learning: the cognitive process of correcting errors within an existing framework without questioning the underlying assumptions or governing variables that produced the error

Why This Is a Definition

This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'single-loop learning' by identifying its genus (cognitive error correction process) and differentia (corrects within existing framework, does not question underlying assumptions). It distinguishes single-loop from double-loop learning by specifying the operational characteristics and cognitive constraints, using language consistent with the curriculum's treatment of learning processes and cognitive architecture.

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Surface contradictions versus deep contradictions

Some contradictions are superficial and resolve easily while others reveal fundamental tensions.

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AxiomOpen-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik)AxiomExtended Cognition Thesis AxiomPerception as Predictive Construction AxiomTwo-Level Metacognitive Architecture AxiomExpertise Transforms Perceptual Chunking AxiomComplementary Learning Systems Architecture AxiomCognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance AxiomDual Coding Theory: Verbal and Visual Channels AxiomPerceptual Plasticity Through Training AxiomEmotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator AxiomMeaning as Receiver Construction AxiomBias Blind Spot Asymmetry AxiomCulture Shapes Fundamental Cognition AxiomBelief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence AxiomMental States Are Cognitively Imputable AxiomLooping Effects of Human Classification AxiomAutomatic Pattern Perception AxiomBasic-Level Category Privilege AxiomConstrual Level Effects on Perception AxiomPiagetian Equilibration Through Schema Dynamics AxiomFlexible Context-Dependent Categorization AxiomPeople interpret failure as either evidence about their AxiomDouble-loop learning requires questioning the framework AxiomTask switching between different types of cognitive work AxiomReference class forecasting (using base rates from similar AxiomThe mind actively constructs understanding through schemas AxiomHuman cognition operates through schemas — structured

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