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cognición

Definitions of cognición
  1. noun
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    synonyms: conocimiento
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    Lucifer
    (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
    La Muerte
    the personification of death
    marciano
    imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
    Mammon
    (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit
    bodhisatwa
    Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
    Santa Claus
    the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
    Pegaso
    (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
    Anubis
    Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
    Isis
    Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
    Osiris
    Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
    Ra
    ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
    Shiva
    the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
    dioses del Olimpo
    a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
    Eolo
    god of the winds in ancient mythology
    Apolo
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
    Afrodita
    goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
    Venus
    goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
    Ares
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
    Marte
    (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
    Artemis
    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    Diana
    (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
    Palas Atenea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
    Minerva
    (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
    Caos
    (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
    Saturno
    (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
    Demeter
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
    Ceres
    (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
    Dioniso
    (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
    Esculapio
    son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
    Baco
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
    Eros
    (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
    Cupido
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
    Gea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
    Helios
    (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
    Sol
    (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
    Efeso
    (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
    Vulcano
    (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
    Hermes
    (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
    Mercurio
    (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
    Hera
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
    Juno
    (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
    Hestia
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
    Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
    Nemesis
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
    Urano
    (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
    Pan
    (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
    Poseidón
    (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
    Neptuno
    (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
    Perséfone
    (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
    Proserpina
    goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
    Faetón
    (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
    Hades
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
    Selene
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
    Eos
    (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
    Aurora
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
    titán
    (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
    Tritón
    (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
    Fortuna
    (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
    Zeus
    (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
    Júpiter
    (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
    Psique
    (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
    Heracles
    (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
    Pandora
    (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
    Thor
    (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
    Ayax
    a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
    Aladino
    in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
    argonauta
    (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
    Medea
    (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
    Odiseo
    (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
    Tántalo
    (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
    Magna Mater
    great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
    Aquiles
    a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
    Peleo
    a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles
    Don Quijote
    the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
    Falstaff
    a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
    Fausto
    an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
    liliputiense
    a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
    pierrot
    a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
    Huckleberry Finn
    a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain
    Tom Sawyer
    the boy hero of a novel by Mark Twain
    Tío Tom
    a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
    Tío Sam
    a personification of the United States government
    Sherlock Holmes
    a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
    protagonista
    the principal character in a work of fiction
    Robin de los bosques
    legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor
    San Andrés
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
    Francisco de Assís
    (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
    Gregorio XIII
    (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
    San Jaime
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
    San Juan
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
    María Magdalena
    sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus
    San Mateo
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
    San Pedro
    disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    Pitón
    (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
    Bigfoot
    large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
    el monstruo del Lago Ness
    a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
    types:
    cabeza, cerebro, mente, psique
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
    lugar, segundo puesto
    an abstract mental location
    capacidad, poder
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    incapacidad
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
    léxico
    all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
    léxico
    a language user's knowledge of words
    ejercicio, práctica
    knowledge of how something is usually done
    equivalente
    a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
    proceso
    (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
    proceso
    a mental process that you are not directly aware of
    estructura de conocimiento
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
    información
    knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
    historia
    all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
    disposición, postura
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    coco
    an informal British expression for head or mind
    el inconsciente, inconsciente
    that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
    el subconsciente, subconsciencia, subconsciente
    psychic activity just below the level of awareness
    conocimiento práctico, know how, pericia
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    inteligencia
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    aptitud
    inherent ability
    creatividad
    the ability to create
    originalidad
    the ability to think and act independently
    arte, logro, primor, técnica
    an ability that has been acquired by training
    arte, destreza, habilidad, maestría
    more than ordinary ability
    estupidez, idiotez
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    analfabetismo
    an inability to read
    facultad, facultad cognitiva, facultad mental
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    costumbre, tradición
    a specific practice of long standing
    convención, norma, normal, pauta, regla
    something regarded as a normative example
    dificultad
    a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
    condicionante, determinante
    a determining or causal element or factor
    homólogo
    a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
    substituto, suplente, sustituto
    a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
    penetración, perspicacia
    clear or deep perception of a situation
    disposición, orden, ordenación, organización, sistema
    an organized structure for arranging or classifying
    proceso cognitivo superior
    cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
    incomprensión
    an inability to understand
    tradición
    an inherited pattern of thought or action
    universo
    everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
    asunto, cuestión, problema, tema
    some situation or event that is thought about
    dato
    an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
    ejemplo
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    condición, consideración
    information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
    base, evidencia, fundamento, terrenos
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    aviso, cantata, cante, chivatazo, confidencia, soplo
    inside information that something is going to happen
    estímulo, input, sugestión
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    idea, pensamiento
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    alma, cogollo, corazón, enjundia, entraña, esencia, jugo, medula, meollo, miga, médula, núcleo, riñón, seno, ser, substancia, suma, sustancia, tuétano
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    imagen mental
    a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
    estructura
    a perceptual structure
    creencia
    any cognitive content held as true
    descreimiento, incredulidad
    a rejection of belief
    fin
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
    educación
    knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
    experiencia
    the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    aculturación
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    saber popular
    knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
    área de conocimiento
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    sintaxis
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
    morfología
    the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
    crédito
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    defensiva, defensivo
    an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
    paternalismo
    the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
    actitud, ademán, postura
    a rationalized mental attitude
    inclinación, tendencia
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    intolerancia
    unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
    consideración, estima, estimación
    an attitude of admiration or esteem
    orientación
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
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