Question

What is the meaning of the word cognition as it is used in the sentence?

Although his injuries had healed during those weeks, the doctors attempted to test his cognition through various tests of reading, question answering, and image identification.

Select the word from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the statement.
Cognition is another word for

health
awarness
personality
attitude

Answer 1

cognition is the use of your muscles and your joints, your joints moving to the left would be cognition its kind of like how cogs (gears) move in a clock which is also cognition. although in this sense it should most likely be considered awareness like testing his reflexes

Answer 2

awarness

Step-by-step explanation:

Cognition in medicine is often used to make reference to a state of awarenes and capability of the brain and body to carry on with its normal activities, for example when you pass out it is said that you loss consciousness, so several tests are done to test the mental awareness of people, wheter is reading, speaking, memorizing things or even telling the daily routine can help find problems with consciousness and that cna reflect severe brain problems.