cognitive abilities
Thinking and reasoning
Cognitive abilities are the mental capacities that enable thinking, learning, and problem-solving.
These include memory, attention, reasoning, language comprehension, and spatial awareness.
The term appears frequently in psychology and education: The test measures cognitive abilities like pattern recognition and verbal reasoning.
Cognitive abilities may decline with age or be affected by injury or illness.
- inhibitory controlSuppressing prepotent responses
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- problem solvingAddressing challenges systematically
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- focusConcentrated attention point
fluid intelligence · divergent thinking · spatial reasoning · working memory · short term memory · long term memory · recall · hypothesis testing · memory · metacognition · logical reasoning · retrieval · pattern · sustained attention · decision-making · self-monitoring · consolidation · task prioritization
- intelligencesmart, IQ, memory, bright, clever
- cognitive agingmemory decline, memory loss, brain aging, aging brain, dementia
- Giftednessgifted, gifted child, prodigy, high IQ, child prodigies
- phrenologycraniology, acquisitiveness, adhesiveness, benevolence, cautiousness
cognitive abilitiesphysical strength
Bodily force capacity
motor skills · physical prowess · manual dexterity · physical fitness · gross motor skills
cognitive abilitiescognitive impairment
Diminished intellectual function
cognitive deficits · cognitive disabilities · mental incapacity · cognitive dysfunction · intellectual disability
cognitive abilitiesemotional intelligence
Capacity for managing feelings
instincts · intuition · gut feelings · passions · raw emotion