How Is "Cognition" Best Defined

question 70

Multiple Choice

How is "cognition" best defined?

• A) the state of being conscious or aware of something
• B) the process of acquiring knowledge or understanding of something
• C) the act of evaluating the desirability of something
• D) the act of "reality testing"

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Definitions:

Self-serving Bias

Self-serving bias is a common cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors, protecting self-esteem.

Recency Effect

The phenomenon of better remembering the most recent information presented in a series of data or events.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list or sequence better than information that comes later.

Premature Infants

Babies born before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation, often requiring specialized medical care due to underdeveloped body systems.