COMPONENTS OF COGNITION EVALUATION

COGNITION/MOTIVATION/AFFECT
functions involving left hemisphere vigilance, narrow focus, detail, anxiety
working memory
sustained vigilant, nondistracted attention
language, sequential, rule-governed processing
learning through practice, repetition


functions involving right hemisphere intuition, exploration, global properties, arousal:
visuospatial processing, integration
pattern recognition, concept formation
problem solving

functions involving frontal inhibition, tracking, planning, self-control, self-monitoring:
"executive functions"
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memory

abstract reasoning, intellectual ability
main page, educational
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