Kognitionsstruktur

cognitive structure; mental architecture

noun kog-ni-tsyOHNS-shtrook-toor Rare

Usage Note

Kognitionsstruktur describes the underlying mental organization of knowledge and beliefs. Used in educational psychology and AI: die Kognitionsstruktur von Experten unterscheidet sich grundlegend von der von Anfängern. More structural than Denkschema.

Examples

"Die Kognitionsstruktur eines Experten unterscheidet sich grundlegend von der eines Anfängers."

Natural Translation

The cognitive structure of an expert differs fundamentally from that of a beginner.

Literal Translation

The cognition-structure of an expert differs fundamentally from that of a beginner.

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