Cognitive Construct

A Cognitive Construct is a mental framework that actively organizes, processes, and interprets experiences and knowledge through intentional mental representations.

• AKA: Mental Framework, Cognitive Structure, Knowledge Framework.
• Context:
  • It can process New Information through active learning.
  • It can organize Knowledge Pattern through mental structuring.
  • It can interpret Experience through cognitive processing.
  • It can predict Future Event through pattern recognition.
  • It can guide Problem Solving through cognitive strategy.
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  • It can often develop through Cultural Background via social learning.
  • It can often adapt through Personal History via experiential learning.
  • It can often evolve through Active Engagement via knowledge construction.
  • It can often modify through New Experience via schema adjustment.
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  • It can range from being a Basic Mental Framework to being a Complex Knowledge Structure, depending on its developmental stage.
  • It can range from being a Domain-Specific Structure to being a General Cognitive System, depending on its application scope.
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  • It can integrate with Learning Process for knowledge assimilation.
  • It can connect to Cultural Context for situated cognition.
  • It can support Behavioral Pattern through predictive modeling.
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• Examples:
  • Knowledge Organizations, such as:
    • Information Processing Systems, such as:
      • Schema for pattern recognition.
      • Mental Model for system understanding.
    • Learning Structures, such as:
      • Knowledge Assimilation Pattern for information integration.
      • Educational Framework for learning process.
  • Belief Systems, such as:
    • Personal Understandings, such as:
      • Explanatory Belief for phenomenon interpretation.
      • Value Framework for ethical reasoning.
    • Shared Understandings, such as:
      • Cultural Model for social interpretation.
      • Conspiracy Theory for alternative explanation.
  • Predictive Systems, such as:
    • Future Modelings, such as:
      • Anticipatory Framework for event prediction.
      • Behavioral Model for action forecasting.
    • Problem Solvings, such as:
      • Solution Strategy for challenge resolution.
      • Decision Framework for choice selection.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Pure Instinct, which lacks conscious organization.
  • Raw Sensation, which precedes cognitive processing.
  • Automatic Response, which bypasses mental construction.
• See: Learning Theory, Mental Representation, Cognitive Development, Knowledge Construction, Situated Learning.

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