cognitive
- adjective
- /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/
- Specialized
- More interesting was the change in scores on tests measuring cognitive and verbal skills.
- cognitive processes
- cognitive ability
- cognitive impairment
And this is where we may see the cognitive empathy kick in.
- And this is where we may see the cognitive empathy kick in.
- It's part of our cognitive make up.
- Too many rules, cognitive biases fill in the blank.
- Shoulds and musts are actually one of the cognitive distortions.
- And then I tried to put on my cognitive science hat.
- By saying that your measure of cognitive ability is flawed.
- And he talks about the myth of our cognitive universality, right?
Examples
-
Children develop their cognitive skills as they engage in play and learn new concepts.
-
The third phase refers to the cognitive processes that are necessary to understand connected text.
Academic text (2011) -
I said, is there some kind of a cognitive test that I could take?
-
It's part of our cognitive make up.
-
Nick Biden says he takes a cognitive test every single day.
-
It's a deeply cognitive and very social experience.
-
Listening effort involves the attention and cognitive resources required to understand speech.
Academic text (2011) -
An approach along the lines of the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy can be helpful.
Academic text (2011) -
There are indications that show that therapy can improve cognitive functioning, memory quality...
-
Too often, educational systems focus on cognitive understanding at the expense of clear, uncomplicated perception.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Relating to the thinking and mental processes people use to learn
Compounds
- Specialized
The scientific study of how the mind thinks, learns, and understands using ideas from several sciences
- Specialized
A scientist who studies how people think, learn, remember, and use language
- Specialized
A person who studies how the brain makes thoughts, feelings, and memory
- Specialized
Study of how the brain makes thinking, memory, and behaviour happen
- Specialized
A simple mental action like seeing, remembering, or paying attention
- Specialized
A mental process that changes information, like thinking or remembering
- Specialized
How people create and understand the meaning of words and sentences using thought and senses
- Specialized
A part of the mind like attention and memory that affects how people think and act
- Specialized
Thinking that uses what you have learned to reason, plan, or solve problems
How Intellectual
- Formal
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
cognitive = cognition (transparent) = cognit + ive
Formed from the noun 'cognition' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ive', meaning 'relating to cognition', which is directly inferable.
Etymology
Cognitive comes from the Latin word cognoscere, meaning 'to know', and you can see the same root in recognize. So cognitive is about 'knowing' — the mental actions of memory, thinking, and judgment.