Cognition - Psychometric Glossary

The process of acquiring knowledge, in the form of perception, reasoning, and intuition. Cognition is a higher-level brain function that involves the use of language skills, imagination, perception, and planning. Measuring cognition can give employers an idea of a potential employee’s ability to learn and understand new information.

See also:

Intelligence Test, Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, Placement

Other articles:

Common Interview Questions, Competency, Composite Test Score, Computerised Classification Testing (CCT) / Computerized Classification Testing, Conceptual Reasoning, Conceptual Reasoning Test, Correlation, Criterion-Referenced

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