Cognitive processes

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Cognitive Psychology: Attention · Learning · Memory · Motivation · Perception · Thinking

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 the acquisition, processing and use of knowledge and information.Further processes are:

v·d·e Cognitive processes
Cognition	Awareness ·</span> 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