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Mental image

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

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Cognitive operation noun · 78% connection

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

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Cognitive process noun · 78% connection

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

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Mental process noun · 78% connection

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

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Operation noun · 78% connection

The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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Process noun · 78% connection

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

See Reenforcement.

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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

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Cognition verb · 78% connection

The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.

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Deciding p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Decide

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Decision making noun · 78% connection

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

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Immediate memory noun · 78% connection

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

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Internal representation noun · 78% connection

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

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Knowledge verb · 78% connection

The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.

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Long-term memory noun · 78% connection

your general store of remembered information

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LTM noun · 78% connection

your general store of remembered information

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Mental representation noun · 78% connection

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

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Noesis noun · 78% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Abstract adjective · 78% connection

Withdraw; separate.