Cognition
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}The term '''cognition''' is used in different ways by different disciplines. In psychology, it refers to an [[information processing]] view of an individual's psychological [[Functionalism (psychology)|function]]s. Other interpretations of the meaning of ''cognition'' link it to the development of ''concepts''; individual minds, groups, organizations, and even larger coalitions of [[entity|entities]], can be modelled as ''[[society of mind theory|societies]]'' which [[cooperation|cooperate]] to form [[concepts]]. The autonomous elements of each '[[society]]' would have the opportunity to demonstrate [[emergence|emergent behavior]] in the face of some crisis or opportunity. Cognition can also be interpreted as "understanding and trying to make sense of the world". |
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