Cognitive
[kog-ni-tiv] /ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv/
adjective
1.
of or relating to ; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. :
cognitive development; cognitive functioning.
2.
of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
/ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/
adjective
1.
of or relating to cognition
adv.
1580s, from Latin cognit-, past participle stem of cognoscere (see cognizance) + -ive. Taken over by psychologists and sociologists after c.1940. Related: Cognitively.
cognitive cog·ni·tive (kŏg’nĭ-tĭv)
adj.
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