cognitive

adjective12 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.7

The interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes.

The scientific study of the mind as an information processor.

The growth of a child's ability to think and reason.

Any mental skill used in the process of acquiring knowledge, such as reasoning, perception, and intuition.

The mental actions or operations involved in thinking, understanding, and remembering.

A type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged.

A condition that affects a person's ability to learn, solve problems, or remember.

Refers to a weakness or impairment in mental processes like thinking, learning, or memory.

A branch of linguistics that studies language in relation to human thought and cognition.

A mental health professional who helps patients change negative thought patterns.

A professional who studies mental processes such as perception, thinking, memory, and judgment.

A formal term for a specific mental ability or power, such as reason or memory.