possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his power…
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Mental attitude
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"
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the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.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…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.knowledge that is available to anyone
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Neurology, Medicine and healthcare, Psychology, Education, Learning.the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
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the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subjec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.(psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by associ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even numbe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it";…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.The habit of noticing evidence that agrees with what you already think.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.a disrespectful mental attitude
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: complex, mental, involving, beliefs, feelings.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
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