module
5
6.5
- noun
- /ˈmɒdʒuːl/
- Specialized
:
módulo cognitivo
- Such benefits to local sites provide incentives that promote participation in research module development efforts.
- cognitive module
- retention module
- mate retention module
And it turns out, I don't think there is any good evidence for a separate language module.
- And it turns out, I don't think there is any good evidence for a separate language module.
- I'll probably lean agreeing with you, especially now you've just blown my mind that there's a separate module in the brain for language versus thinking.
- I don't believe that just because the mind does have multiple systems, multiple components, multiple modules, if you want.
Examples
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Researchers believe that the brain has a language module that processes speech and writing.
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The present results are incongruent with the notion that lexical processing modules operate autonomously.
Academic text (1991) -
I was able to activate the voice command module.
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The first step is to understand that reasoning is not a cognitive module that is applied to a knowledge base.
Academic text (2006) -
Participants were recruited from social studies classes in which a social skills training module was being offered by the researchers.
Academic text (2006) -
Play notes on the keyboard; the sound module should produce a facsimile of the keyboard performance.
Academic text (1994) -
To date, just one study has examined the use of self-instructional modules to teach basic counseling skills to school psychology students.
Academic text (2009) -
The cognitive science class introduced a new module focused on memory and learning processes.
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He found that understanding emotions was facilitated by a dedicated module in his mental framework.
Synonyms
48
5.8
A natural mental power such as memory or imagination
3
3.7
A skill that lets you think, learn, and remember information
2
6.1
An ability of the mind like memory or thinking
Compounds
- Specialized
12
7.0
The part of a spacecraft where astronauts live, control the ship, and talk with Earth
- Specialized
8
4.9
A small spacecraft that carries astronauts from orbit down to the moon's surface and back
- Specialized
1
8.6
A small spacecraft that takes astronauts from the main spacecraft to the moon's surface and back
Surface Forms
Etymology
Module comes from the Latin modulus, meaning 'small measure', and is related to the word mode, which means a way or form. A helpful image is a small 'tool' that does one job, so a cognitive module is seen as a separate part of the mind that handles a specific task quickly and automatically.