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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

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation go
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

explanation go
thought that makes something comprehensible

theory go
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world

economic theory
(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

noun.cognition

5 Subcategories

consumerism go
the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
Keynesianism go
the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment
liberalism go
an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market
Malthusianism, Malthusian theory go
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
monetarism go
an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money