Quotes About Cognition

Trying to remember, I have learned , is like trying to clutch a handful of fog. Trying to forget, like trying to hold back the mons

Guard the portals of your mind.

As quickly as possible, write three associations for that word. Take the last word you came up with, and then as quickly as possible, write three associations for that new word. Repeat three times, and then move to the next set of words. Napkin -> table, spoon, fine dining. Fine dining -> France, Michelin Star, butler. Butler -> Jeeves, white gloves, Michael Jackson. And so on. Practicing

But, somehow, Wilf knows. Somehow, Wilf always knows.

Memory is stupid, ain't it?

Às vezes as pessoas precisam mentir para si mesmas acima de tudo.

Tu mente se creerá las mentiras piadosas pero conoce también las verdades que duelen y que hacen que esas mentiras sean necesarias. Y tu mente te castigará por creer ambas cosas.

For such a brainy guy, Richard was able to sustain an impressive degree of emotional and cognitive detachment from reality.

I have a good memory. That, perhaps more than anything else, sits in the center of what I am. It is the talent upon which so many of my other skills depend.

Sometimes my mouth just starts talking and it takes my mind a little bit to catch up.

The information processing model suggests that there is a limit to the amount of focused mental activity we can engage in at one time.

tiny babies are capable of very fine auditory discrimination. For example, they can hear the difference between sounds as similar as 'pa' and 'ba'.

Second language learners are not always aware of their individual cognitive or perceptual learning styles, but virtually all learners, particularly older learners, have strong beliefs and opinions about how their instruction should be delivered. These beliefs are usually based on previous learning experiences and the assumption (right or wrong) that a particular type of instruction is the best way for them to learn.

language is learned through our perceptual and cognitive experiences and that like all other aspects of learning, language learning involves the discovery, categorization, and determination of patterns through the use of language.

As Nick Ellis (2009: 153) put it, 'The language calculator has no "clear" button.' In learning something new, we build on what we already know.

Indicate the extent to which you agree with each statement by marking an X in the box associated with your opinion: SA–strongly agree A–agree somewhat D–disagree somewhat SD–strongly disagree

learners sometimes fail to notice certain language forms—grammatical morphemes, vocabulary words, syntactic patterns, pragmatic features—when their focus is on understanding meaning.

I may not know what is in your mind, but I know how your mind works.

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Reason and memory are nearly always at odds.

The mind has a mind of its own.

But today I'm all medulla oblongata and I can't concentrate.

Quando la mente subisce un picco energetico di stress e stronzate, si spegne, chiude i circuiti cognitivi, e tu hai un vuoto mentale. Agisci, ma non sei consapevole delle tue azioni

When the mind experiences a power surge of stress and bullshit, it switches off, just shuts your cognition down and you blank out.