“Sit up straight, pay attention, express
yourself, remember what is said, remember what is seen and don’t forget to
process or simply understand what’s going on.
Oh yeah, while you are there don’t forget to juggle all the tasks and
stay oriented with the surroundings and what people say and do, so that YOU can
reason through any problems that MAY come your way. “
yourself, remember what is said, remember what is seen and don’t forget to
process or simply understand what’s going on.
Oh yeah, while you are there don’t forget to juggle all the tasks and
stay oriented with the surroundings and what people say and do, so that YOU can
reason through any problems that MAY come your way. “
Do you know who is in charge over here?
It’s this [abstract or concrete], [conscious and unconscious] and [intuitive (similar to the knowledge of a
language) and conceptual] (like a model of a language) mental action/process that is really guiding us -24/7, around the clock.
Your cognitive skills are constantly at work – engaging the mental action or processes of acquiring knowledge and understanding
through thought, experience and the senses. However, did you know that the very word ‘cognition’ dates back to the 15th century and it meant “thinking and awareness”.
language) and conceptual] (like a model of a language) mental action/process that is really guiding us -24/7, around the clock.
Your cognitive skills are constantly at work – engaging the mental action or processes of acquiring knowledge and understanding
through thought, experience and the senses. However, did you know that the very word ‘cognition’ dates back to the 15th century and it meant “thinking and awareness”.
So this includes other
processes such as attention, knowledge, memory and working memory, judgement
and evaluation, reasoning and computation, decision making, production of
language, problem solving and comprehension.
Fascinating, isnt it, to know that our brain can do so many things!
processes such as attention, knowledge, memory and working memory, judgement
and evaluation, reasoning and computation, decision making, production of
language, problem solving and comprehension.
Fascinating, isnt it, to know that our brain can do so many things!
Cognitive skills are
those skills that your brain makes use of to think, read, remember, learn,
reason or pay attention. Cognitive thinking is the use of mental activities and
even skills that you may have so as to be able to perform a certain task such
as reasoning, learning, remembering, understanding, attention, etc.
those skills that your brain makes use of to think, read, remember, learn,
reason or pay attention. Cognitive thinking is the use of mental activities and
even skills that you may have so as to be able to perform a certain task such
as reasoning, learning, remembering, understanding, attention, etc.
It is extremely
important to understand what the different types of cognitive processes are:
attention, perception, memory, language, perception, learning and higher
reasoning.
important to understand what the different types of cognitive processes are:
attention, perception, memory, language, perception, learning and higher
reasoning.
Cognition uses
existing data and generates new data. There are so many varied perspectives
that are from different contexts that are analysed, particularly in the fields
of neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, psychiatry, education, philosophy,
logic, computer science, systematics, anthropology and biology.
existing data and generates new data. There are so many varied perspectives
that are from different contexts that are analysed, particularly in the fields
of neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, psychiatry, education, philosophy,
logic, computer science, systematics, anthropology and biology.
Some of the focal
points of assessment in most comprehensive neuropsychological battery of tests
are:
points of assessment in most comprehensive neuropsychological battery of tests
are:
- Abstract Thinking: This refers to the
ability to use generalised information and make use of it to new or specific
situations.
- Executive Functions: This includes the
abilitiy to achieve self awareness and insight. It also extends on abilities
such as evaluation, initiation, reflection, regulation of thinking and
behaviour and to even inforporate feedback. - Attention and Processing Speed: It is the ability to sustain.hold focus on any type
of mental activity and to take in (process) information.
- Learning and Memory: This includes the
ability to store, encode and even retrieve information.
- Emotional Control: The ability to
function/adapt to every life situation depends on our moods, personality and
temperament. Our emotional control is tested through these tests.
- Sensory/Motor Functions:The ability to process and detect regular sensory messages, visual, auditory, and
tactile sensations. Besides this, it also includes the gross and fine motor
tasks. - Language: The ability to
comprehend verbally, repeat, express and even write. - Visual Perception/Construction: This is the ability to perceive, recognise and even
construct drawings or puzzles.
Usually a full neuropsychological
assessment/evaluation is required to spell out the deficiencies and personal
strengths of a person so as to be able to affectively give assistance.
What is a
neuropsychological assessment?
neuropsychological assessment?
This refers to the
administration of different tests that examine an identified skill set that is
controlled by the brain. The main aim of these tests is to find a relationshop
between the brain and behaviour.
administration of different tests that examine an identified skill set that is
controlled by the brain. The main aim of these tests is to find a relationshop
between the brain and behaviour.
Besides these, there
are many other approaches in the analysis of cognition get synthesised in a
developing field that is known as cognitive science. Very often cognition can
be used in some specific and abstract sense as something artificial
Interestingly, the very term cognition is incorrectly used to mean ‘cognitive
abilities’ or ‘cognitive skills’.
are many other approaches in the analysis of cognition get synthesised in a
developing field that is known as cognitive science. Very often cognition can
be used in some specific and abstract sense as something artificial
Interestingly, the very term cognition is incorrectly used to mean ‘cognitive
abilities’ or ‘cognitive skills’.
Although there have
been many psychologists and sociologists who have been conduucting studies on
cognitive development or even explored the cognitive development pr
construction of mental processes there is one name that stands out.
been many psychologists and sociologists who have been conduucting studies on
cognitive development or even explored the cognitive development pr
construction of mental processes there is one name that stands out.
Jean Piaget Has been
one of the most influential and important pioneers in the field of Development
Psychology. His work has even been compared to Sigmund Freud, Lev Vygotsky and
Erik Erikson. He believed that humans were unique in comparison to animals
because only ‘humans’ are able to possess the ability to perform abstract
symbolic reasoning problems.
one of the most influential and important pioneers in the field of Development
Psychology. His work has even been compared to Sigmund Freud, Lev Vygotsky and
Erik Erikson. He believed that humans were unique in comparison to animals
because only ‘humans’ are able to possess the ability to perform abstract
symbolic reasoning problems.
However, this has just been about COGNITION. Did you
know that there is also SOCIAL COGNITION?
know that there is also SOCIAL COGNITION?
Social Cognition
includes the way that YOU make sense of yourself, other people and the world
around. This means that our current mood affects the judgement of the people
who we meet. In short, it refers to the processes by which people perceive,
interpret, remember and apply information about themselves and also to the
social world.
includes the way that YOU make sense of yourself, other people and the world
around. This means that our current mood affects the judgement of the people
who we meet. In short, it refers to the processes by which people perceive,
interpret, remember and apply information about themselves and also to the
social world.
Our attitude has three very crucial elements apart of it and it is represented in the ‘ABC’ format.
A – Affective (Feelings)
B – Behavioural (Interactions)
C – Cognitive (Thought)
Instead of
reasonable depiction, we see many of the complicated relationships in our lives
in the midst of emotions, cognitions, contexts and motivations.
reasonable depiction, we see many of the complicated relationships in our lives
in the midst of emotions, cognitions, contexts and motivations.
Social
Cognition is cognition which relates to social activities and helps us
understand and predict the behaviour of others and ourselves. As time passes,
people also develop social knowledge, which is a set of skills that contains
information about other people, oneself, social relationships and other social
groups.
Cognition is cognition which relates to social activities and helps us
understand and predict the behaviour of others and ourselves. As time passes,
people also develop social knowledge, which is a set of skills that contains
information about other people, oneself, social relationships and other social
groups.
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