COGNITION
THINKING CONCEPTS AND CREATIVITY
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“chair” includes many items, (reclining chair, baby high chair, etc)
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processing information into memory
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mental groupings of similar objects events ideas and people
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watching TV and eating at the same time
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Detailed explanation-1: -How do concepts simplify cognition? They allow for much information without much cognitive effort. Without concepts, we wouldn’t understand throwing a ball, describing moods, and/or would have to give different names to each person.
Detailed explanation-2: -Concepts: a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. Concepts can be grouped by: Definitions: some concepts fit into a group because of their definition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cognition is a term for the mental processes that take place in the brain, including thinking, attention, language, learning, memory and perception. These processes are not discrete abilities – they are a raft of different, interacting skills which together allow us to function as healthy adults.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.