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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 go
the cognitive process of reaching a decision

choice, option, alternative
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

noun.cognition

7 Subcategories

obverse go
the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides
preference, druthers go
the right or chance to choose
default, default option go
an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
opening, possibility, possible action go
a possible alternative
impossibility, impossible action go
an alternative that is not available
Hobson's choice go
the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
soft option go
an easier alternative