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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cognitive mechanics | The "hardware" of the mind, reflecting the neurophysiological architecture of the brain as developed through evolution. Cognitive mechanics involve the spend and accuracy of the processes involving sensory input, visual and motor memory, discrimination, comparison, and categorization. |
| cognitive pragmatics | The culture-based "software" of the mind. Cognitive pragmatics include reading, writing skills, language comprehnsion, educational qualifications, professional skills, and also the type of knowledge about self and life skills that help us to master or cope w/ life. |
| selective attention | the ability to focus awareness on specific features in the environment while ignoring others. |
| divided attention | Concentrating on more than one activity at the same time. |
| sustained attention | the ability to maintain focused awareness on a target or idea. |
| episodic memory | the retention of information about the where, when and what of life's happening (what happened on your first date) |
| semantic memory | A person's knowledge about the world, including fields of expertise, general academic knowledge, and "everyday knowledge" |
| explicit memory | memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare |
| implicit memory | memory without conscious awareness; involves skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed |
| source memory | the ability to remember where one learned something |
| prospective memory | remembering to do something in the future |
| wisdom | expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits excellent judgement about important matters |
| major depression | A psychological disorder characterized by at least two weeks of extreme sadness and/or a lack of pleasure in activities normally enjoyed; called the "common cold" of mental illness |
| dementia | impairment of intellectual function characterized by memory loss, disorientation, and confusion |
| alzheimer disease | A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning |
| multi-infarct dementia | Sporadic and progressive loss of intellectual functioning caused by repeated temporary obstruction of blood flow in cerebral arteries |
| parkinson disease | A progressive disease that destroys brain cells and is identified by muscular tremors, slowing of movement, and partial facial paralysis. |
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