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cognitive process

cognitive process

2 4.4
A mental activity such as thinking, remembering, or learning
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv ˈprəʊsɛs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : proceso cognitivo
  • The third phase refers to the cognitive processes required for learning new information effectively.
  • cognitive processes underlie
  • involve cognitive processes
  • cognitive process of writing

Some drugs are more harmful, and for example, some interfere with cognitive processes more than others.

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Examples

  • Successful narrative discourse processing requires a variety of cognitive processes and includes linguistic comprehension and production abilities.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Word processing supports the physical, social, and cognitive processes involved in writing.

    Academic text (1993)
  • When we meet someone, an immediate cognitive process takes place.

  • The third phase refers to the cognitive processes that are necessary to understand connected text.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We also must not ignore the connection between the development of mathematical skills and cognitive processes.

    Academic text (2013)
  • A second version of this approach aims to strengthen cognitive processes and academic skills within the same intervention.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Finally, the influence of cognitive processes on story processing performance differed for the two groups.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Stereotypes are part of the knowledge structure of our cognitive processes and are necessary to organize our environment.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Findings may have implications for how cognitive processes interact with discourse processes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Doodles, sketches, and drafts provide clues about the cognitive processes that underlie the effort of shaping ideas.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

thinking
vscognitive process
872 1.8

Careful use of your mind to consider something

is the wider mental activity category that includes many other acts
thought process
vscognitive process
43 3.7

Mental steps used to consider and solve a problem

is the general mental activity not limited to stepwise problem solving
operation
vscognitive process
  • Specialized
8 6.1

A mental process used for thinking or solving problems

is the simpler general mental activity rather than a composite technical act
cognitive function
vscognitive process
  • Specialized
6 4.1

The ability to think, remember, and understand

is the identical broad mental activity term expressed with a different word
mental process
vscognitive process
  • Specialized
3 4.2

A brain activity like thinking, remembering, or deciding

is the same broad mental activity as described in the key
cerebration
vscognitive process
  • Formal
1 9.1

A careful, serious kind of thinking about something

is the broader mental activity not limited to careful deliberate consideration
cognitive operation
vscognitive process
  • Specialized
6.4

A mental process that changes information, like thinking or remembering

is broader and not only about changing information but about general mental acts
basic cognitive process
vscognitive process
  • Specialized
4.6

A simple mental action like seeing, remembering, or paying attention

is broader covering many mental activities beyond basic foundational actions

How Complex

cognitive process
  • Specialized
2 4.4
basic cognitive process
  • Specialized
4.6
automaticity
  • Specialized
8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

cognitive + process

The meaning is directly derived from the constituents: 'cognitive' denotes mental/brain-related and 'process' denotes a sequence of steps or operations, so together they signal a mental operation. This compositional pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Cognitive process gives a simple image: imagine your mind as a small factory where parts work in steps to take in, store, and use information. The word cognitive means 'thinking' and process means a series of steps, so together they mean the mental steps you use for 'remembering', 'learning', or 'deciding'.