English noun: cognitive process | |||
1. | cognitive process (cognition) (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents | ||
Samples | The process of thinking. The cognitive operation of remembering. | ||
Synonyms | cognitive operation, mental process, operation, process | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | basic cognitive process, higher cognitive process | ||
Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||