Galway, Ireland

Perception Cognition & Action

Language: English Studies in English
University website: www.nuigalway.ie/
Action
Action may refer to:
Cognition
Cognition is "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses". It encompasses processes such as attention, the formation of knowledge, memory and working memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning and "computation", problem solving and decision making, comprehension and production of language. Cognitive processes use existing knowledge and generate new knowledge.
Perception
Perception (from the Latin perceptio) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information, or the environment.
Action
Ferreus assiduo consumitur anulus usu.
The iron ring is worn out by constant use.
Perception
Truth is universal. Perception of truth is not.
Anonymous quote, in Quotations for Martial Artists : Hundreds of Inspirational Quotes to Motivate and Enlighten the Modern Warrior (2003) by John Moore, p. 87
Action
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), Book 1, Chapter 3, §3.
Sediments and landforms left behind by retreating glaciers can provide valuable information on the processes that shaped them. Reconstructing the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets could provide important indicators of environmental change.
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