cognitive operation

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cognitive operation
n : the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the act of remembering" [syn: process, cognitive process , operation, act]

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Noun
1. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
(synonym) process, cognitive process, mental process, operation
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) basic cognitive process
(classification) psychology, psychological science