higher cognitive process

Definitions of higher cognitive process

1. noun

   cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
   types:

   search

   the examination of alternative hypotheses

   cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process

   the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

   suggestion

   the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

   deciding, decision making

   the cognitive process of reaching a decision

   knowing

   a clear and certain mental apprehension

   language, linguistic process

   the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication

   officiating, officiation, refereeing, umpirage

   the act of umpiring

   awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness

   the state of having knowledge of something

   incognizance

   a lack of knowledge or recognition

   hunt

   an instance of searching for something

   pursuance, pursuit, quest

   a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

   free association

   a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence

   construction, mental synthesis

   the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

   abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning

   thinking that is coherent and logical

   line of thought

   a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group

   thread, train of thought

   the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

   mysticism

   obscure or irrational thought

   ideation

   the process of forming and relating ideas

   consideration

   the process of giving careful thought to something

   determination

   deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature

   eclectic method, eclecticism

   making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

   groupthink

   decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)

   closure, resolution, settlement

   something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

   judgement, judging, judgment

   the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

   change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround

   a decision to reverse an earlier decision

   choice, pick, selection

   the person or thing chosen or selected

   cull, reject

   the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

   alternative, choice, option

   one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

   excogitation

   thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it

   explanation

   thought that makes something comprehensible

   planning, preparation, provision

   the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

   problem solving

   the thought processes involved in solving a problem

   convergent thinking

   thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)

   divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking

   thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity

   know

   the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

   cognizance, ken

   range of what one can know or understand

   farsightedness, foresight, prevision, prospicience

   seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

   apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding

   the cognitive condition of someone who understands

   reading

   the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

   type of:

   cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, operation, process

   (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents