Cognition

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Cognition denotes to acts or processes involved in

the acquisition, transformation, retrieval, and use of

knowledge.

Cognition is often set in contrast to affect.

Using a computer metaphor, cognition refers to the

manipulation of symbolic information in a processing

system, such as a computer or the human brain.

Cognition

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Cognitive processes are involved in the following facilities of

the human mind: Perception

Memory

Thinking

Judgment

Decision making

Language

Problem solving

Cognition

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Four major approaches to the study of cognitive processes:

Experimental cognitive psychology: Experimental methods, mostly in the laboratory;

Cognitive science: Use of computational methods in order to simulate cognitive processes;

Cognitive neuropsychology: Examination of patients with brain damage;

Cognitive neuroscience: Use of brain mapping techniques.

(Source: Eysenck & Keane, 2000)