Cognition
Cognition
Cognition (/kɒɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/; from Latin: cognitio, "knowledge") is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It encompasses many aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as attention, the formation of knowledge, memory and working memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning and computation, problem solving and decision making, comprehension and production of language, etc.
Etymology
The term cognition comes from the Latin word cognitio, which means "knowledge". It was first used in the 15th century and was borrowed from the Medieval Latin cognitio, which is derived from cognoscere, meaning "to know".
Related Terms
- Perception: The process of attaining awareness or understanding of sensory information.
- Memory: The faculty of the brain by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.
- Attention: The behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information.
- Language: A system that consists of the development, acquisition, maintenance and use of complex systems of communication.
- Problem Solving: The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues.
- Decision Making: The cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cognition
- Wikipedia's article - Cognition
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