cognitive

relating to the mental abilities like thinking, remebering, learning etc.

the "cogn" in cognitive is generally related to 'aware of something' like in cognizant and recognize.

example - A person with more cognitive skills is more likely to get a job in GOOGLE.

by pihu March 3, 2014

cogniting

The functioning of the brain. Synonyms with thinking.

The Cognition Psychology students are not cogniting today.

by finnals August 15, 2013

cognitate

transitive verb
: to ponder or meditate on usually intently
intransitive verb
: to meditate deeply or intently <cogntitating on her career plans>

i mean really its just the same fucking word as cogitate but sounds infinitely better.

-cognitate nigga

by sumfuck October 18, 2013

Cognitive Recalibration

The act of hitting someone really hard in the head to bring them back to reality. Used by Natasha Romanoff in The Avengers.

Barton: "Why am I back? How'd you get him out?"
Romanoff: "Cognitive recalibration. I hit you really hard in the head."

by Bieber H8R June 17, 2015

Cognitive science

A multidisciplinary subject composed of neuroscience, linguistics, computer science, philosophy and psychology that studies the mind.

"So what do you study?"
"Cognitive science."
"So you are going to be a psychologist?"
"No."

by Senethys November 29, 2014

cognitive dysentery

A modern social disease whereby the afflicted have an uncontrollable biological need to shit out all of their menial mental musings.

Twitter whores should seek professional help for their cognitive dysentery.

by TNunnster February 6, 2010

cognitive dissonance

An example of somebody displaying cognitively dissonant behaviour would be a situation where the persons views, values, beliefs etc are contradicted or opposed by one or other persons causing them mental (psychological) stress. At this point a state of cognition is triggered effectively causing them to refute, reject &/or miss-perceive the contradictory views, values or beliefs.

"smoking will most likely cause you to have cancer you know?"

"hmmm I'm not so sure I know people who have smoked all their lives and they're fine, plus I enjoy it anyway.." this is cognitive dissonance

by Oberon February 5, 2019