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cognitive scientist

cognitive scientist

2 4.9
A scientist who studies how people think, learn, remember, and use language
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv ˈsaɪəntɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : científico cognitivo
  • Seasoned educators understand the importance of interest and motivation to learning, constructs validated by the findings of cognitive scientists over the past three decades.

So I've we've been working with, you know, cognitive scientists.

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Examples

  • I'm a researcher and cognitive scientist, and most people in my field are very reluctant to talk about consciousness at all.

  • Not all cognitive scientists regard imitation as a significant factor in human behavior.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Most cognitive scientists, as well as the literary critics they have influenced, will agree on this point.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Is it appropriate for scientists to work with cognitive scientists to craft messages designed to work on the unconscious?

    Blog text (14)
  • We talked with cognitive scientists, animal behavior researchers, and philosophers of mind.

    Blog text (16)
  • In contrast, memory for childhood physical characteristics has remained largely unstudied by cognitive scientists.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In one particular study, Bialek and his superstar team of cognitive scientists may shed light on the question.

    Blog text (11)
  • Whether you ask the cognitive scientists or you go to the courtrooms and police stations, you'll hear a consistent message.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Since the 1960s, amongst parts of the scientific community, and in particular among cognitive scientists, a conviction has arisen that human brains, in principle, work the same way as computers do.

    Academic text (2017)
  • According to most cognitive scientists, free will is little more than an illusion.

How Interdisciplinary

cognitive scientist
  • Specialized
2 4.9
cognitive neuroscientist
  • Specialized
1 6.3
psychologist
309 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

cognitive + scientist

The meaning 'a scientist who studies mental processes' is directly derivable from combining 'cognitive' (relating to mental processes) with 'scientist' (a scientific researcher). This straightforward adjective+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular modification rules, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Cognitive scientist comes from joining cognitive, meaning 'thinking', and scientist, meaning a person who studies things. Imagine a researcher in a lab watching how people 'think', 'remember', 'see', and 'use language', so the term means a person who studies those parts of the mind.