Glossary C

Glossary C

Cognitive ability refers to abilities involving the knowledge and use of information, such as math and grammar.

Cognitive ability tests refer to tests designed to measure the level of intelligence or the amount of knowledge possessed by an applicant.

Deutsch: Kognitive Anpassung / Español: Adaptación Cognitiva / Português: Adaptação Cognitiva / Français: Adaptation Cognitive / Italiano: Adattamento Cognitivo

Cognitive Adaptation in the context of psychology refers to the process by which individuals adjust their thinking, perception, and understanding in response to new information, experiences, or changes in their environment. This concept involves a dynamic interplay between cognitive processes such as learning, memory, attention, and reasoning, enabling individuals to effectively navigate and make sense of the world around them.

Cognitive appraisal model refers to Lazarus’ theory of how thinking plays a strong role in stress. It was Richard Lazarus ’ theory of why people get stressed and defined as the imbalance between the demands placed on the individual and that individual’s resources to cope.

- Cognitive appraisal theories of emotion : Cognitive appraisal theories of emotion refer to
theories holding that emotions result from people's interpretations and explanations of events, in the absence of any physiological arousal

Cognitive architecture refers to a term used in cognitive research referring to abstract, symbolic descriptions of the human cognitive processing system. Cognitive architecture includes all the systems and processes assumed to be necessary for perception, thinking, problem solving, and other cognitive activity.

Cognitive assessment is a term used in Clinical child psychology and Pediatric psychology which refers to assessment of the cognitive factors that may mediate a child's behavioral, emotional, or medical problems. For examples, a child's sense of self -efficacy or lack of understanding about a problem or treatment may have an important impact on his or her stress level or the success of the treatment.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) refers to the treatment focused on changing negative patterns of thinking and solving concrete problems through brief sessions in which a therapist helps a client challenge negative thoughts, consider alternative perspectives, and take effective actions.