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'''Cognitive processes''' (aka '''mental functions''' or '''[[Mental operations]]''' ) are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term ''cognitive'' tends to have specific implications - see [[cognitive]], [[cognition]] and [[cognitivism]]) which indicate such functions or processes as [[perception]], [[introspection]], [[memory]], [[imagination]], [[conception]], [[belief]], [[reasoning]], [[volition]], and [[emotion]]. So cognitive processes are those involved in [[cognition]], the acquisition, processing and use of [[knowledge]] and [[information]].
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'''Cognitive processes''' (aka '''mental functions''' or '''[[Mental operations]]''' ) are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term ''cognitive'' tends to have specific implications - see [[cognitive]], [[cognition]] and [[cognitivism]]) which indicate such functions or processes as
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*[[Attention]]
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*[[Comprehension]]
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*[[Decision making]]
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*[[Judgement]]
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*[[Memory]]
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*[[Learning]]
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*[[Perception]]
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*[[Reasoning]]
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*[[Problem solving]]
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So cognitive processes are those involved in [[cognition]], the acquisition, processing and use of [[knowledge]] and [[information]].
   
 
Further processes include:
  
Further processes include:
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* [[Thought suppression]]
  
* [[Thought suppression]]
 
* [[Transposition (cognition)|Transposition]]
  
* [[Transposition (cognition)|Transposition]]
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* [[Volition]]
   
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These processes give rise to [[cognitions]], the products of cognition which include:
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These processes give rise to [[cognitions]], the products of cognition, which include:
   
 
*[[Attitudes]]
  
*[[Attitudes]]

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Cognitive processes (aka mental functions or Mental operations ) are terms often used interchangeably (although not always correctly so, the term cognitive tends to have specific implications - see cognitive, cognition and cognitivism) which indicate such functions or processes as


So cognitive processes are those involved in cognition, the acquisition, processing and use of knowledge and information.

Further processes include:

These processes give rise to cognitions, the products of cognition, which include:

See also


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Cognitive processes
Cognition

Awareness · Cognitive dissonance · Comprehension · Consciousness · Imagination · Intuition

Perception

Amodal perception · Color perception · Depth perception · Visual perception · Form perception · Haptic perception · Speech perception · Perception as Interpretation · Numeric Value of Perception · Pitch perception · Harmonic perception · Social perception

Memory

Encoding · Storage · Recall · Memory consolidation

Other

Attention  · Higher nervous activity · Intention · Learning (Memory) · Mental fatigue · Set (psychology) · Thinking · Volition

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