Cognitions

Citation

Allan J (2013) Cognitions. In: Gellman MD & Turner JR (eds.) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. 1 ed. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_1114

Abstract
First paragraph: Cognitions are internal mental representations best characterized as thoughts and ideas. Cognitions result from, and are involved in, multiple mental processes and operations including perception, reasoning, memory, intuition, judgment, and decision making.