Lumongsud, Ma. Anna Cris P.

BSN-1B

Unfolding the Mental Self

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the mental self?

Our mental selves are the cognitive parts of ourselves. Because we are rational beings, we
make an effort to meet environmental demands and do so successfully throughout time. The
intellectual prowess of people distinguishes them from other animals on the globe.

2.What is cognition?

It is about recognizing your own needs, desires, flaws, habits, strengths, and weaknesses. It
aids in identifying the areas that comprise your foundation as well as those that require
improvement. The more you understand about yourself, the better you will be at adapting to and
making different life circumstances work for you.

3.Name 10 cognitive functions.

1. Thought
2. Reasoning
3. Attention
4. Memory
5. Language
6. Perception
7. Insight and Awareness
8. Decision making
9. Problem solving

4.What are the levels of thinking?

Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

5.What is the sensory-based acquisition of knowledge?

The term "sensory knowledge" describes the implicit and explicit information that directs how we
utilize our senses to comprehend the outside environment. Empiricism is one of the
philosophies of knowing through observation that states that the best method to learn anything
is to actually observe, hear, touch,taste or otherwise perceive it.