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Awareness. In philosophy and psychology, awareness is a perception or knowledge of something. [ 1] The concept is often synonymous to consciousness. [ 2] However, one can be aware of something without being explicitly conscious of it, such as in the case of blindsight. [ 1]
Using 'awareness', however, as a definition or synonym of consciousness is not a simple matter: If awareness of the environment . . . is the criterion of consciousness, then even the protozoans are conscious. If awareness of awareness is required, then it is doubtful whether the great apes and human infants are conscious. [26]
Situational awareness or situation awareness ( SA) is the understanding of an environment, its elements, and how it changes with respect to time or other factors. Situational awareness is important for effective decision making in many environments.
The basis of Ramsey’s advice can be summed up with one word: awareness. He reflected on his own experience and shared, “One of the things that happened to me in my 20s is I was broke and lost ...
Metacognition. Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. The term comes from the root word meta, meaning "beyond", or "on top of". [ 1] Metacognition can take many forms, such as reflecting on one's ways of thinking, and knowing when and how oneself and others use particular ...
Today, the most widely-accepted notion of the development of metalinguistic awareness is a framework that suggests it can be achieved through the development of two dimensions: analysed knowledge and cognitive control. [ 1] As opposed to knowing that is intuitive, analysed knowledge refers to "knowing that is explicit and objective". [ 1]
Knowledge is a form of familiarity, awareness, understanding, or acquaintance. It often involves the possession of information learned through experience [ 1] and can be understood as a cognitive success or an epistemic contact with reality, like making a discovery. [ 2] Many academic definitions focus on propositional knowledge in the form of ...
Conscience. Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller-Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). A conscience is a cognitive process that elicits emotion and rational associations based on an individual's moral philosophy or value system. Conscience stands in contrast to elicited emotion or thought due to associations based on immediate ...