Cognitive skills
Cognitive skills are those mental faculties that help us understand the world around us and to process the stimuli collected by the senses of sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing. According to many experts, the set of all cognitive abilities makes up intelligence or intellectual capacity.
Cognitive skills can be formed and changed throughout life
Cognitive skills encompass a broad range of mental processes that enable us to interact with the world and make sense of our experiences. Some key cognitive skills include:
Critical Thinking: The ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information to form logical conclusions and make informed decisions.
Problem-Solving: The capacity to identify challenges, generate potential solutions, and implement effective strategies to overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
Memory: The ability to encode, store, and retrieve information from short-term and long-term memory, facilitating learning and retention.
Attention: The capacity to focus and sustain attention on relevant tasks or stimuli while filtering out distractions.
Language and Communication: The proficiency in language comprehension, expression, and communication, including verbal and non-verbal cues.
Executive Functioning: The higher-order cognitive processes responsible for goal setting, planning, organization, time management, and self-regulation.
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