cognitive factor
- noun
- /ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv ˈfæktər/
- Specialized
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factor cognitivo
- Many cognitive factors, such as attention and memory, play a critical role in how well students perform on tests.
- motivational and cognitive factors
- cognitive factors that influence
- various cognitive factors
Examples
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However, since at least the 1980s, there has been a sustained research focus on how motivational and cognitive factors interact and jointly influence student learning and achievement.
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Another key cognitive factor in physical activity participation is self-motivation.
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In general, results from these studies support the main role performed by cognitive factors in sexual dysfunction processes.
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The one commonality seems to be the cognitive factor of "worry."
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Beyond age, a combination of sensory and cognitive factors mediated by age can influence listening effort results.
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To put the point slightly differently, what are the psychological or cognitive factors that are responsible for transformations?
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Consistent with this perspective, social and cognitive factors accounted for students' homophobic aggression.
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Cognitive factors are proposed to dominate at low and moderate intensities.
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Only recently have attempts been made to integrate research on cognitive factors affected by psychoactive drug administration into clinical practice (see Janke, 1983).
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As explained in the introduction, categorical perception depends on both sensory and cognitive factors, which jointly contribute to the coherence of identification and discrimination responses.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'cognitive' (relating to mental processes) and 'factor' (an element that influences an outcome), so the overall meaning — an element of mental process that influences behavior or performance — is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional structure is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The term cognitive factor comes from the words cognitive, meaning 'thinking', and factor, meaning a thing that affects a result. Picture small parts inside the mind that push how you pay attention, remember, or decide, so a cognitive factor is a mental part like attention or memory that helps explain why someone behaves or performs in a certain way.