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-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".+In [[science]], '''cognition''' is a group of [[mind|mental]] processes that includes [[attention]], [[memory]], producing and understanding [[language]], [[learning]], [[Reason|reasoning]], [[problem solving]], and [[decision making]]. Various disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science all study cognition. However, the term's usage varies across disciplines; for example, in [[psychology]] and [[cognitive science]], "cognition" usually refers to an [[information processing]] view of an individual's psychological [[functionalism (philosophy of mind)|functions]]. It is also used in a branch of [[social psychology]] called [[social cognition]] to explain [[Attitude (psychology)|attitudes]], [[Attribution (psychology)|attribution]], and groups dynamics. In cognitive psychology and cognitive engineering, cognition is typically assumed to be information processing in a participant’s or operator’s mind or brain.
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 +Cognition is a faculty for the processing of [[information]], applying knowledge, and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are analyzed from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of [[linguistics]], [[anesthesia]], [[neurology]] and [[psychiatry]], [[psychology]], [[philosophy]], [[anthropology]], [[systemics]], and [[computer science]]. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract [[concept]]s such as [[mind]], [[intelligence]]. It encompasses the [[mental function]]s, [[thought|mental processes]] ([[thought]]s), and states of [[intelligence|intelligent]] entities ([[human]]s, collaborative groups, human organizations, highly autonomous machines, and [[artificial intelligence]]s).
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==René Descartes' illustration of mind/body dualism== ==René Descartes' illustration of mind/body dualism==
:''[[René Descartes' illustration of mind/body dualism]]''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Descartes_mind_and_body.gif] :''[[René Descartes' illustration of mind/body dualism]]''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Descartes_mind_and_body.gif]

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In science, cognition is a group of mental processes that includes attention, memory, producing and understanding language, learning, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Various disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science all study cognition. However, the term's usage varies across disciplines; for example, in psychology and cognitive science, "cognition" usually refers to an information processing view of an individual's psychological functions. It is also used in a branch of social psychology called social cognition to explain attitudes, attribution, and groups dynamics. In cognitive psychology and cognitive engineering, cognition is typically assumed to be information processing in a participant’s or operator’s mind or brain.

Cognition is a faculty for the processing of information, applying knowledge, and changing preferences. Cognition, or cognitive processes, can be natural or artificial, conscious or unconscious. These processes are analyzed from different perspectives within different contexts, notably in the fields of linguistics, anesthesia, neurology and psychiatry, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, systemics, and computer science. Within psychology or philosophy, the concept of cognition is closely related to abstract concepts such as mind, intelligence. It encompasses the mental functions, mental processes (thoughts), and states of intelligent entities (humans, collaborative groups, human organizations, highly autonomous machines, and artificial intelligences).

René Descartes' illustration of mind/body dualism

René Descartes' illustration of mind/body dualism[1]

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