AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The manipulation of information by the mind is called:
A
Operant conditioning
B
polyandrous
C
imprinting
D
cognition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are facets to the multitude of complex processes involved in human cognition and what we understand about animal thought processes. Simply put, cognition is thinking, and it encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem-solving, judgment, language, and memory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognition is defined as ‘the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. ‘ At Cambridge Cognition we look at it as the mental processes relating to the input and storage of information and how that information is then used to guide your behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive thinking is the mental process that humans use to think, read, learn, remember, reason, pay attention, and, ultimately, comprehend information and turn it into knowledge. Human beings can then turn this knowledge into decisions and actions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Doing homework is an example of cognition that relies on conscious thought, attention and memory. Recalling information learned during class and reading provided materials for learning more about school subjects are all intensive uses of cognition.

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