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cognition

vr.tr.cognition · ACT.PRC

Let an agent discuss cognition as a set of processes studied by cognitive science, give only general information on cognitive difficulties, and avoid inferring impairment.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent discuss cognition as a set of processes studied by cognitive science, give only general information on cognitive difficulties, and avoid inferring impairment.

The mental processes of acquiring, processing, storing and using information, including perception, attention, memory, language, reasoning and decision-making.

What it is for: Cognition is how people and animals know and think; understanding it informs education, design and health.

It can be study it, in cognitive science; assess it, with validated tests by professionals; support it, with accessible design; model it, computationally.

Distinguishing features

A family of mental processes

Studied across psychology, neuroscience, linguistics and computing

Distinct from emotion, though interacting

Cognitive difficulties need professional assessment

What it looks like

Not visible; inferred from behaviour, tests and brain measures.

How it is recognised

Performance on tasks and tests

Brain imaging correlates

Difficulties such as executive dysfunction are clinical concepts

Related models

is studied by - disciplines

psychology and neuroscience

includes - reasoning

thought

is confused with - a measured construct

intelligence

can be affected by - conditions

mental disorder and disease

In practice

Families and kinds

perception and attention

memory

language

reasoning and problem-solving

executive functions

music cognition

Standards and regulation

Clinical guidelines for cognitive assessment

Accessibility standards for cognitive accessibility (W3C COGA)

Failure modes and hazards

Inferring cognitive impairment from casual interaction

Unvalidated brain-training claims

Inaccessible design for people with cognitive disabilities

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.cognition

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Processes Which cognitive process.

Processes differ in how they work and fail.

Process

Memory, attention, reasoning.

Process

The process in question.

  1. Which cognitive process is involved? definition
  2. How does it interact with others? definition

Models

Theories.

Models

Theoretical models.

  1. Which model explains this process? provenance
  2. How well supported is it? measurement
Assessment Measuring cognition.

Assessment belongs to professionals with validated tools.

Tests

Validated instruments.

Tests

Tests and norms.

  1. Which validated test measures this, and for which population? provenance
  2. Who may administer it? boundary

Limits

What not to infer.

Inference limits

Limits for agents.

  1. Is an agent inferring impairment without evidence? boundary
  2. When should it suggest professional assessment? action
Support Design and help.

Good design supports different cognitive needs.

Design

Cognitive accessibility.

Design

Accessible design.

  1. Is the content understandable and predictable for people with cognitive disabilities? measurement
  2. Which guidelines apply? provenance

Interventions

Evidence-based support.

Interventions

Supported interventions.

  1. Which interventions have evidence? provenance
  2. Which claims lack evidence? boundary
Research Cognitive science.

Findings vary in robustness.

Findings

Robustness.

Findings

Robust findings.

  1. How robust is this finding? measurement
  2. Has it replicated? provenance

Computational models

AI and cognition.

Models

Computational analogies.

  1. How far do computational models explain this? boundary
  2. Where does the analogy fail? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should cognitive processes be separate entries?
  • How should agents support users with cognitive disabilities?
  • How should validated and unvalidated claims be marked?
Draft as JSON