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Mental vs Cognitivism - What's the difference?

mental | cognitivism |

As nouns the difference between mental and cognitivism

is that mental is moron while cognitivism is (philosophy) the view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false.

mental

English

(wikipedia mental)

Adjective

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  • Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
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  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • Insane, mad, crazy.
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  • Enjoyable; fun.
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  • (lb) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
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  • (lb) Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.
  • Synonyms

    * genial (in the sense referring to the chin) * genian (in the sense referring to the chin)

    Derived terms

    * extramental * intermental * intramental * mentalese * mentalist * mentality * mentally * mental age * mental block * mental disease * mental home * mental patient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    cognitivism

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cognitivism)
  • (philosophy) The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false.
  • (arts) The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge.
  • (psychology) The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols according to a set of rules.