Definition of "cognition" []

• The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment. (noun)
• That which comes to be known, as through perception, reasoning, or intuition; knowledge. (noun)

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• "This is consistent with Wikipedia's definition: "The term cognition Latin: cognoscere, "to know", "to conceptualize" or "to recognize" refers to a faculty for the processing of information, applying knowledge, and changing preferences.""
• "It should, however, be noted that there are similar difficulties in defining the term cognition Holyoak and Gordon 1984, p. 62, and, of course, rationality."
• "If there were any categories where blacks did better as a group, I think it would come down to comparability (i. e that cognition is not directly comparable because of different statistical strengths and weaknesses)."