Cognition

Cognition is an intellectual process that produces knowledge from perception or ideas. It describes the conscious operations of the mind by which one becomes aware of thoughts and perceptions, including all aspects of perceiving, thinking, and remembering.

The mental processes involved in perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning, and making decisions.

[Goldstein, 2005]

The process of receiving, processing, storing, and using information.

[Heffner, 2004]

Cognition (or cognitive function) higher intellectual functioning including awareness, perception, reasoning, memory, and problem solving

[CTRU, 2004]

References

• [CTRU, 2004]: Clinical Trials Research Unit, Medical Glossary, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Retrieved at: 2004. http://www.ctru.auckland.ac.nz/glossary/c.html
• [Goldstein, 2005] Goldstein, Bruce. Cognitive Psychology, Thomson Wadsworth, 2005.
• [Heffner, 2003]: Heffner Media Group, Inc., Psychology Dictionary, in AllPsych Online, Created at: 2003, Retrieved at: 2004. http://allpsych.com/dictionary/