Cognition
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Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism becomes aware of or obtains knowledge. |
Cognition Categories.
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Awareness - The act of "taking account" of an object or state of affairs. It does not imply assessment of nor attention to the qualities or nature of the object. |
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Cognitive Dissonance - Motivational state produced by inconsistencies between simultaneously held cognitions or between a cognition and behavior; e.g., smoking enjoyment and believing smoking is harmful are dissonant. |
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Comprehension - The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing. |
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Consciousness - Sense of awareness of self and of the environment. |
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Imagination - A new pattern of perceptual or ideational material derived from past experience. |
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Intuition - Knowing or understanding without conscious use of reasoning. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 1994) |
Cognition Definitions and Terms
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