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单词 cognition
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Definition of cognition in English:

cognition

noun kɒɡˈnɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The findings from these experiments have been taken to demonstrate the role of cognition in the experience of emotion.
    • The prefrontal lobe is known to be involved in pragmatic language processes and complex social cognition.
    • Valuings of objects as useful can also be immediate - that is, not mediated by cognition or awareness of what one is doing.
    • The model is also consistent with the growing recognition of nonrational and nonconscious processes in cognition.
    • There is a unity between the logical and historical methods, which means that any process of logical cognition has a history of its own.
    • Theories of social cognition delineate how people process information in interpersonal interactions.
    • Vision has long been associated with reason, cognition, and empiricism.
    • To say that cognition is embodied means that it arises from bodily interactions with the world.
    • Collectively, the papers make a significant contribution to our understanding of science and cognition.
    • For reason alone can attain to truth either in cognition or action.
    • By metacognition I mean knowledge about cognition itself and control of one's own cognitive processes.
    • Forging a closer relationship between the education process and the process of cognition is key to creative thinking.
    • Many biologists have begun posing and testing hypotheses concerning animal experience and cognition.
    • This research focuses on how dissociative processes and implicit cognition may act in concert to affect substance use.
    • This form of mental unity could appropriately be called unity of cognition.
    • Narrative approaches to therapy place emphasis on cognition and social processes in meaning making.
    • In itself the a priori has nothing whatever to do with thinking and cognition.
    • He is an experimental psychologist specialising in the study of human cognition and language understanding.
    • Prominent theories of mind hold that human cognition generally is computational.
    • He was deaf and dumb, and not surprisingly the Court's statement dwelt on matters of cognition and understanding.
    Synonyms
    perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning, understanding, comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence, reason, reasoning, thinking, thought, conscious thought
    1. 1.1count noun A perception, sensation, idea, or intuition resulting from the process of cognition.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Please don't trouble psychologists by asking them whether statements like, ‘I hate my father’ or ‘I love you’ are emotions or cognitions.
      • Psychologists often refer to these two components as cognitions and affect (feelings).
      • Sometimes, cognitions can also occur beyond an individual's conscious awareness, in which case certain techniques are used to uncover them.
      • What appears to be warranted are concerted efforts by parents and educators that engage and involve the cognitions and affects of these young people.
      • Cognitive-behavioral therapy involves working with cognitions to change emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
      • Such thoughts and attitudes, or cognitions, as they are called, cannot be ignored when a clinician is evaluating a person in pain and planning their treatment.
      • In this way, clients gain an awareness of their cognitions and dialogue that affect their behaviour.
      • Dealing only with conscious feelings or cognitions may be an inadequate approach to changing feelings or behaviors in the long term.
      • Conceptualizations are cognitions based merely on abstract mental activities.
      • The premise is that individuals strive toward consistency between cognitions by changing their opinions or beliefs to make them more consistent with each other.
      • This study has shown new evidence that thoughts of hostility and revenge form a unique component of cognitive content distinct from cognitions about threat and personal failure/loss.
      • I think those cognitions and those values and those moral beliefs inevitably shape our manner of expressing our own desires.
      • Cognitive inconsistency reflects the extent to which one's cognitions and overall attitude are dissimilar.
      • That makes it at least plausible for a social cognitive premise that views prejudicial or stereotype-laden cognitions as largely unavoidable for most humans.
      • It aims to change cognitions, patterns of thought surrounding the traumatic incident.
      • This internal dialogue has been described as comprising voluntary cognitions, automatic thoughts, and images, which are transient and easily accessible to awareness.
      • More specifically, problematic cognitions such as obsessive thoughts are seen as the by-products of emotional states.
      • The key to understanding and succeeding in negotiations lies in greater awareness of the limitations in individual cognitions.
      • Dissonance occurs when ever a person holds inconsistent cognitions (eg opinions, beliefs or behaviours).
      • This allows the patient to feel safe during the exposure and brings greater awareness of the cognitions attached to their physical responses of panic.
      Synonyms
      perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning, understanding, comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence, reason, reasoning, thinking, thought, conscious thought

Derivatives

  • cognitional

  • adjective
    • Any philosophy will rest upon the operative methods of cognitional activity, either as correctly conceived or as distorted by oversights and mistaken orientations.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A person's answer to these questions will be their cognitional theory, their epistemology, and their metaphysics.
      • The impersonal character of these cognitional methods rules out the subjective desires or involvements that might lead us away from reality.
      • This is a logical or cognitional distinction, which does not necessarily reflect anything in the nature of things.
      • The limits of cognitional achievement cannot be recognized as such unless the mind has already transcended those limits in some way.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin cognitio(-), from cognoscere 'get to know'.

 
 

Definition of cognition in US English:

cognition

nounˌkɑɡˈnɪʃ(ə)nˌkäɡˈniSH(ə)n
  • 1The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The findings from these experiments have been taken to demonstrate the role of cognition in the experience of emotion.
    • He is an experimental psychologist specialising in the study of human cognition and language understanding.
    • He was deaf and dumb, and not surprisingly the Court's statement dwelt on matters of cognition and understanding.
    • Prominent theories of mind hold that human cognition generally is computational.
    • To say that cognition is embodied means that it arises from bodily interactions with the world.
    • Valuings of objects as useful can also be immediate - that is, not mediated by cognition or awareness of what one is doing.
    • In itself the a priori has nothing whatever to do with thinking and cognition.
    • By metacognition I mean knowledge about cognition itself and control of one's own cognitive processes.
    • Theories of social cognition delineate how people process information in interpersonal interactions.
    • There is a unity between the logical and historical methods, which means that any process of logical cognition has a history of its own.
    • This form of mental unity could appropriately be called unity of cognition.
    • Vision has long been associated with reason, cognition, and empiricism.
    • For reason alone can attain to truth either in cognition or action.
    • Collectively, the papers make a significant contribution to our understanding of science and cognition.
    • This research focuses on how dissociative processes and implicit cognition may act in concert to affect substance use.
    • The prefrontal lobe is known to be involved in pragmatic language processes and complex social cognition.
    • Many biologists have begun posing and testing hypotheses concerning animal experience and cognition.
    • Narrative approaches to therapy place emphasis on cognition and social processes in meaning making.
    • The model is also consistent with the growing recognition of nonrational and nonconscious processes in cognition.
    • Forging a closer relationship between the education process and the process of cognition is key to creative thinking.
    Synonyms
    perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning, understanding, comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence, reason, reasoning, thinking, thought, conscious thought
    1. 1.1 A result of this; a perception, sensation, notion, or intuition.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • More specifically, problematic cognitions such as obsessive thoughts are seen as the by-products of emotional states.
      • This internal dialogue has been described as comprising voluntary cognitions, automatic thoughts, and images, which are transient and easily accessible to awareness.
      • What appears to be warranted are concerted efforts by parents and educators that engage and involve the cognitions and affects of these young people.
      • That makes it at least plausible for a social cognitive premise that views prejudicial or stereotype-laden cognitions as largely unavoidable for most humans.
      • Cognitive inconsistency reflects the extent to which one's cognitions and overall attitude are dissimilar.
      • Cognitive-behavioral therapy involves working with cognitions to change emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
      • This study has shown new evidence that thoughts of hostility and revenge form a unique component of cognitive content distinct from cognitions about threat and personal failure/loss.
      • This allows the patient to feel safe during the exposure and brings greater awareness of the cognitions attached to their physical responses of panic.
      • Sometimes, cognitions can also occur beyond an individual's conscious awareness, in which case certain techniques are used to uncover them.
      • Psychologists often refer to these two components as cognitions and affect (feelings).
      • It aims to change cognitions, patterns of thought surrounding the traumatic incident.
      • Dissonance occurs when ever a person holds inconsistent cognitions (eg opinions, beliefs or behaviours).
      • Please don't trouble psychologists by asking them whether statements like, ‘I hate my father’ or ‘I love you’ are emotions or cognitions.
      • Such thoughts and attitudes, or cognitions, as they are called, cannot be ignored when a clinician is evaluating a person in pain and planning their treatment.
      • In this way, clients gain an awareness of their cognitions and dialogue that affect their behaviour.
      • Conceptualizations are cognitions based merely on abstract mental activities.
      • I think those cognitions and those values and those moral beliefs inevitably shape our manner of expressing our own desires.
      • The key to understanding and succeeding in negotiations lies in greater awareness of the limitations in individual cognitions.
      • Dealing only with conscious feelings or cognitions may be an inadequate approach to changing feelings or behaviors in the long term.
      • The premise is that individuals strive toward consistency between cognitions by changing their opinions or beliefs to make them more consistent with each other.
      Synonyms
      perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning, understanding, comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence, reason, reasoning, thinking, thought, conscious thought

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin cognitio(-), from cognoscere ‘get to know’.

 
 
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