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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

process, operation, cognitive process, mental process, cognitive operation go
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity

basic cognitive process go
cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

acquisition, learning
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

noun.cognition

10 Subcategories

conditioning go
a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
developmental learning go
learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
digestion go
learning and coming to understand ideas and information
education go
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
incorporation, internalization, internalisation go
learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
imprinting go
a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
language learning go
learning to use a language
memorization, memorisation, committal to memory go
learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
work, study go
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
transfer, transfer of training, carry-over go
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation