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Record 1 2018-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

Cognitive abilities are the brain-based skills [needed] to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex. They have more to do with the mechanisms of how [to] remember, problem solve, and pay attention rather than with any actual knowledge.

OBS

Examples of cognitive abilities include verbal, spatial, psychomotor and processing-speed ability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
  • Psicometría y psicotécnica
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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