cognitive ability
Brainpower for reasoning
Cognitive ability is the capacity to think, learn, reason, and solve problems.
It encompasses mental processes like memory, attention, language comprehension, and spatial reasoning.
IQ tests attempt to measure general cognitive ability, though the concept remains debated: The job requires strong cognitive ability.
Often used in the plural to refer to specific mental skills: Age affects different cognitive abilities at different rates.
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
- reasoning skillsAbility to think logically
- problem solvingAddressing challenges systematically
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- focusConcentrated attention point
decision-making · analytical thinking · metacognition · mental agility · pattern recognition · abstraction · fluid intelligence · IQ test · induction · concentration · recall · learning curve · hypothesis testing · self-monitoring · executive function · encoding · neuroplasticity · mental sharpness
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, remembering, memory retrieval
- Giftednessgifted, gifted child, prodigy, high IQ, child prodigies
- capacitiesstorage, memory, volume, capability, mental capacity
- Human Developmentgrowth, heredity, aging, genetics, puberty
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- understandingunderstand, comprehend, grasp, fathom, follow
cognitive abilityemotional intelligence
Capacity for managing feelings
emotional awareness · empathy · interpersonal skills · intuition · emotional quotient
cognitive abilitycognitive disability
Impaired mental functioning
cognitive impairment · intellectual disability · mental incapacity · cognitive deficit · cognitive decline
cognitive abilitymotor skills
Coordinated bodily movement ability
manual dexterity · physical prowess · hand-eye coordination · physical fitness · brute strength