Mental process

Mental process or mental function are terms often used interchangeably for all the things that individuals can do with their minds. These include perception, memory, thinking (such as ideation, imagination, belief, reasoning, etc.), volition, and emotion. Sometimes the term cognitive function is used instead.

A specific instance of engaging in a cognitive process is a mental event. The event of perceiving something is, of course, different from the entire process, or capacity of perception — one's ability to perceive things. In other words, an instance of perceiving is different from the ability that makes those instances possible.

See also

• Outline of human intelligence - topic tree presenting the traits, capacities, models, and research fields of human intelligence, and more.
• Outline of thought - topic tree that identifies many types of thoughts, types of thinking, aspects of thought, related fields, and more.
• Cognition
• Cognitivism
• Mental event
• Neurocognitive
• Mental operations

External links

• Mental Processes at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)