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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

higher cognitive process go
cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use

decision making, deciding
the cognitive process of reaching a decision

noun.cognition

10 Subcategories

officiation, umpirage, officiating, refereeing go
the act of umpiring
determination go
deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
eclecticism, eclectic method go
making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
groupthink go
decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
resolution, settlement, closure go
something settled or resolved
judgment, judgement, judging go
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
reversal, turnabout, turnaround, flip-flop, change of mind go
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
choice, selection, pick go
the person or thing chosen or selected
cull, reject go
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
choice, option, alternative go
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen