cognitions
Acts of knowing
Cognitions are mental processes or acts of knowing—thoughts, perceptions, judgments, and awareness.
The term appears mainly in psychology and cognitive science, where it contrasts with emotions and behaviors: Her cognitions about the situation were distorted by anxiety.
In therapeutic contexts, identifying and changing maladaptive cognitions is central to treatment.
Mental reflections
- ideasMental creations or plans
- conceptsAbstract mental constructs
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
convictions · worldviews · schemas · attitudes · biases · expectations · presuppositions · ideologies
Mental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- informationKnowledge about something
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
familiarity · grasp · know-how · proficiency · acquaintance · mastery · insight · wisdom
State of sentient awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
vigilance · sentience · cognizance · self-awareness · noticing · awakening · sensitivity · wakefulness
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- encodingConverting data to format
- retrievalAct of getting back
- recollectionRecalled mental image
reminiscence · storage · consolidation · forgetting · long-term · short-term · episodic · semantic
Science of valid reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- thinkingMental reasoning process
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
deduction · induction · rationality · deliberation · problem-solving · evaluation · synthesis · abstraction
Perceived stimulus or phenomenon
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- detectionAct of finding something
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- impressionEffect on the mind
discrimination · identification · attention · filtering · integration · categorization · gestalt · figure-ground
thoughts
Mental reflections
- ideasMental creations or plans
- conceptsAbstract mental constructs
- opinionsSubjective beliefs or assessments
assumptions · convictions · worldviews · schemas · attitudes · biases · expectations · presuppositions · ideologies · values
understanding
Mental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- informationKnowledge about something
expertise · familiarity · grasp · know-how · proficiency · acquaintance · mastery · insight · wisdom · erudition
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
attentiveness · vigilance · sentience · cognizance · self-awareness · noticing · awakening · sensitivity · wakefulness · presence
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- encodingConverting data to format
- retrievalAct of getting back
recollection · reminiscence · storage · consolidation · forgetting · long-term · short-term · episodic · semantic · procedural
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- thinkingMental reasoning process
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
inference · deduction · induction · rationality · deliberation · problem-solving · evaluation · synthesis · abstraction · conceptualization
sensation
Perceived stimulus or phenomenon
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- detectionAct of finding something
- interpretationAssigned meaning
impression · discrimination · identification · attention · filtering · integration · categorization · gestalt · figure-ground · proprioception
cognitionsemotions
Psychological feeling states
feelings · affects · passions · sensations · sentiments
cognitionsignorances
Lacks of knowledge
unawareness · unknowing · incomprehension · unconsciousness · obliviousness
cognitionsreflexes
Automatic physical responses
automatisms · unconscious processes · conditioned responses · knee-jerk reactions · thoughtlessness
- anomalous cognitionParanormal perception of hidden information
- situated cognitionThinking inseparable from context
- animal cognitionStudy of creature minds
- human cognitionMental processes of people