Cognition © POSbase 2003Contributor Cognition denotes to acts or processes involved in the acquisition, transformation, retrieval, and use of knowledge. Cognition is often set in contrast to affect. Using a computer metaphor, cognition refers to the manipulation of symbolic information in a processing system, such as a computer or the human brain.

Cognition © POSbase 2003 Cognitive processes are involved in the following facilities of the human mind:  Perception Perception  Memory Memory  Thinking  Judgment Judgment  Decision making Decision making  Language  Problem solving Problem solving

Cognition © POSbase 2003 Four major approaches to the study of cognitive processes:  Experimental cognitive psychology: Experimental methods, mostly in the laboratory;  Cognitive science: Use of computational methods in order to simulate cognitive processes;  Cognitive neuropsychology: Examination of patients with brain damage;  Cognitive neuroscience: Use of brain mapping techniques. (Source: Eysenck & Keane, 2000)Source: Eysenck & Keane, 2000