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Cognitive load refers to the amount of mental effort or resources required to complete a task. It encompasses both the intrinsic cognitive load (the inherent complexity of the task) and extraneous cognitive load (additional factors that may unnecessarily burden working memory).

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How does the principle of interference theory, commonly used in explaining forgetting, align with the concept of cognitive load in educational psychology?

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