What is the role of
the affective filter and the amygdala in allowing information into the brain's processing regions?
This is the actual neuroimaging visualization of what has been called
the affective filter by Stephen Krashen and others.
As a teacher, there is something called a «high
affective filter» (Steven Krashen), and basically it means that when someone is upset (their affect is high), they are unable to learn.
Not exact matches
«Long lists of vocabulary words that don't have personal relevance or don't resonate with a topic about which the student has been engaged are likely to be blocked by the brain's
affective (or emotional)
filters,» writes neurologist and former classroom teacher Judy Willis.