5 October 2014
cognitive
[kog-ni-tiv]
adjective
1. of or pertaining to the act or process of knowing, perceiving, remembering, etc.; of or relating to cognition :
cognitive development; cognitive functioning.
2. of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
Origin
Medieval Latin
1580-1590; < Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit (us) known (see cognition ) + -īvus -ive
Related forms
cognitively, adverb
cognitivity, noun
noncognitive, adjective
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Examples from the web for cognitive
– Researchers have been aware of the surprising cognitive abilities of these crows for some years now.
– Under time pressure, negotiators tend to rely more on stereotypes and cognitive shortcuts.
– But they also say it provides a platform on which more complex cognitive tasks can take place relatively easily.
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Today’s aphorism
I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide.
– Emily Bronte
On this day
5 October 1902 – birth of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds … and the Big Mac … Died 14 January 1984.
5 October 1945 – Hollywood Black Friday – following a 6 month strike by set decorators, a violent riot breaks out at the gates of Warner Brothers studio. 300 police are called and 40 people are injured.
5 October 1945 – birth of Brian Connolly, Scottish rocker, lead singer of Sweet (Fox on the Run, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Action). Died 9 February 1997.
5 October 1947 – birth of Brian Johnson, English rocker, lead singer of AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott.
5 October 1951 – birth of Bob Geldoff, Irish singer for the Boomtown Rats.
5 October 1962 – the Beatle’s first single is released, ‘Love Me Do’. Although a Lennon-McCartney composition, it was primarily written by Paul in 1958-9 while he was wagging school. The song reached # 17 in the UK and was the # 1 hit in the U.S.A. in 1964.
5 October 1969 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus first broadcast on BBC-TV.
5 October 2011 – death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Born 24 February 1955.