Specialist dictionary

Cognitive psychology

Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.

Core vocabulary

120 featured terms

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Cognitionnoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Decidingnoun

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Decision makingnoun

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Immediate memorynoun

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

Internal representationnoun

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

Knowledgenoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Long-term memorynoun

your general store of remembered information

LTMnoun

your general store of remembered information

Mental representationnoun

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

Noesisnoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Representationnoun

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

Short-term memorynoun

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

STMnoun

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

working memorynoun

memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking

Problem solvingnoun

the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems

Attentionnoun

The process of focusing the mind on something.

Cognitionnoun

The processes used for thinking, remembering and understanding.

cognitive biasnoun

A predictable way in which thinking can become distorted.

confirmation biasnoun

The habit of noticing evidence that agrees with what you already think.

executive functionnoun

Mental skills used for planning, focus and self-control.

Memorynoun

The ability to keep and recall information.

Perceptionnoun

How the brain makes sense of what the senses detect.

Schemanoun

A mental pattern that helps organise knowledge and expectations.

working memorynoun

The small amount of information the mind can actively use at one time.

Abilitynoun

possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discr…

Abstractionismnoun

a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples

Alternativenoun

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to r…

Antitypenoun

a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpa…

Appearancenoun

a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"

Attitudenoun

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

Blurnoun

a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"

Brainnoun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…

Change of mindnoun

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Choicenoun

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to r…

Choicenoun

the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

Closurenoun

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a fin…

Cognitive contentnoun

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

Cognitive factornoun

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

Cognitive operationnoun

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…

Cognitive processnoun

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…

Concrete representationnoun

a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

Concretismnoun

a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

Contentnoun

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

Convergencenoun

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"

Cullnoun

the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Declarative memorynoun

memories that can be consciously recalled such as facts and knowledge.; "The fact that medial temporal lobe structures, including the hippocampu…

Determinationnoun

deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"

Eclectic methodnoun

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

Eclecticismnoun

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

Episodic memorynoun

memory for episodes in your own life

Epistemenoun

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

Equivalentnoun

a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"

Examplenoun

a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"

Flip-flopnoun

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Fuzznoun

a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"

General knowledgenoun

knowledge that is available to anyone

groupthinknoun

decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)

Headnoun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…

Historynoun

all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"

Imagenoun

an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"

Inabilitynoun

lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

Informationnoun

knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

Instantiationnoun

a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"

Interpretationnoun

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

Intersectionnoun

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"

Judgementnoun

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Judgingnoun

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Judgmentnoun

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

Lexiconnoun

a language user's knowledge of words

Lexisnoun

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

Memorynoun

something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"

Mental attitudenoun

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

Mental imagenoun

an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"

Mental lexiconnoun

a language user's knowledge of words

Mental objectnoun

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

Mental processnoun

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…

Mindnoun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…

Modelnoun

a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"

Motor memorynoun

your memory for motor skills

Muscle memorynoun

your memory for motor skills

Nousnoun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…

Officiatingnoun

the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"

Officiationnoun

the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"

Operationnoun

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…

Optionnoun

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to r…

Overlapnoun

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"

Perceptnoun

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

Perceptionnoun

knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

Perceptionnoun

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

Perceptual experiencenoun

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

Personal memorynoun

memory for episodes in your own life

Phantasmagorianoun

a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)

Picknoun

the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

Placenoun

an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prom…

Powernoun

possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discr…

Practicenoun

knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

Processnoun

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…

Processnoun

a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"

Psychenoun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…

Psychosexualitynoun

the mental representation of sexual activities

Public knowledgenoun

knowledge that is available to anyone

Readingnoun

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

Refereeingnoun

the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"

Rejectnoun

the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

Resolutionnoun

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a fin…

Reversalnoun

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Schemanoun

an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

Schemenoun

an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

Selectionnoun

the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

Semantic memorynoun

your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts

Settlementnoun

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a fin…

Stereotypenoun

a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"

Structurenoun

the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"

Turnaboutnoun

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Turnaroundnoun

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

Umpiragenoun

the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"

Unconscious processnoun

a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"

Unrealismnoun

a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples

Versionnoun

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

Vocabularynoun

a language user's knowledge of words