2 November, 2014

cognition

noun

1. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

   synonyms:

   perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning,understanding,  comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence,reason, reasoning , thinking, (conscious) thought "a theory of human cognition"

   • a perception, sensation, idea, or intuition resulting from the process of cognition.

     plural noun: cognitions

     synonyms:

     perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning,understanding,  comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence,reason, reasoning, thinking, (conscious) thought "a theory of human cognition"