DATA AND INFORMATIONS IN BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES

Abstract

This study, developed from the perspective of the quadripolar methodology, investigated the relationships between data, information, and basic psychological processes through an interdisciplinary approach integrating contributions from Information Science and Cognitive Psychology. The objective was to demonstrate the presence and role of data and information in sensory-perceptual, attentional, mnemonic, and learning processes. Drawing on the technical pole, the study relied on the scientific literature, with particular emphasis on classical works and authors from both fields, in order to establish a theoretical and conceptual dialogue between them. The findings, presented within the morphological pole, showed that data and information constitute central elements of human cognitive dynamics. Sensory data are captured and transformed into information by the sensory-perceptual system, while attention is responsible for selecting and organizing informational flows. Likewise, mnemonic systems operate predominantly on meaningful information, and learning processes, particularly from the perspectives of Ausubel and Bandura, are grounded in the acquisition, organization, and integration of information. The study concludes that data and information permeate human cognition, reinforcing their relevance to Information Science as well as to research on health and human development.