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# Expertise 1

CPD: Cognitive Sciences Level 3 (by Dr Robert Hausmann), topic 1.5.1

## Mountains of Knowledge

The differences between experts and novices is fairly obvious when you
restrict your observations to the outcome of their performance.

### For
example...

[GIF: For
example...](https://media.giphy.com/media/id3BT6D8EB8Ag/giphy.mp4)

- A *sommelier* can tell you which region of France a wine comes
from, the acidity of the soil where the grapes were grown, and how the wine compares to others in the same category.
-  A novice may only be
able to distinguish reliably between wines that are red versus white.

## Test yourself on Expertise 1

- Which are correct about experts and novices?
- What is the correct order of the three stages of problem-solving?

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## CPD: Cognitive Sciences Level 3 (by Dr Robert Hausmann) contents

### 1 Cognitive Science for Educators
- 1.1 Mental Models
  - [1.1.1 Mental Models](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-cognitive-science-for-educators-dr-robert-hausmann/1-1-1-mental-models.md)
- 1.2 Explanatory Depth
  - [1.2.1 Explanatory Depth](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-cognitive-science-for-educators-dr-robert-hausmann/1-2-1-explanatory-depth.md)
- 1.3 The Generation Effect
  - [1.3.1 The Generation Effect](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-cognitive-science-for-educators-dr-robert-hausmann/1-3-1-the-generation-effect.md)
- 1.4 Self-Explaining
  - [1.4.1 Self-Explaining 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-cognitive-science-for-educators-dr-robert-hausmann/1-4-1-self-explaining-1.md)
  - [1.4.2 Self-Explaining 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-cognitive-science-for-educators-dr-robert-hausmann/1-4-2-self-explaining-2.md)
- 1.5 Expertise
  - [1.5.1 Expertise 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-cognitive-science-for-educators-dr-robert-hausmann/1-5-1-expertise-1.md)
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