Psychology
cognition
noun
Definition
The mental processes of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and experience.
In a sentence
“Researchers studied how sleep deprivation affects cognition and decision-making.”
Synonyms
thoughtmental processunderstanding
Common collocations
- cognitive ability
- cognitive development
- impair cognition
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noun
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behaviour
noun
The way in which a person or animal acts in response to a particular situation.
bias
noun
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