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cognitive

[ kog-ni-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. :
cognitive development;
cognitive functioning.
of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

ˈcognitive

/ ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv /

First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) “learned, known” ( cognition ) + -īvus -ive

A big part of the reason is a simple psychological phenomenon called cognitive dissonance.

In this way, certain cognitive mechanisms can act like a hammer too eager for nails.

This dietary supplement originates in China and has been reported to enhance cognitive ability in healthy individuals.

Later, cognitive and behavioral problems can occur; dementia is not uncommon.

The point at which autonomy should be handed over to the child is less clear when parenting children with cognitive disabilities.

For the present, we are only concerned with such as are cognitive.

We have, in other words, been assuming that language moves entirely in the ideational or cognitive sphere.

It means, in short, that he is in an aesthetic attitude of realization rather than in a cognitive attitude.

The interest with which this discipline is approached is therefore not commonly the intellectual or cognitive interest simply.

It may be either logical, cognitive, scientific or even metaphysical.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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