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Cognitive skill
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<p>Cognitive skills are skills of the <a href="/facts/Mind/Y5JhtFj4">mind</a>, as opposed to other types of skills such as <a href="/facts/Motor_skills/UzeqrSRv">motor skills</a>, <a href="/facts/Social_skills/8W31BlvH">social skills</a> or <a href="/facts/Life_skills/KtWL2wpT">life skills</a>. Some examples of cognitive skills are <a href="/facts/Literacy/GpXB3QbJ">literacy</a>, <a href="/facts/Self-reflection/hqjoJcRx">self-reflection</a>, <a href="/facts/Logical_reasoning/NwR4hQva">logical reasoning</a>, <a href="/facts/Abstract_thinking/p7l9eHGd">abstract thinking</a>, <a href="/facts/Critical_thinking/x7j7f8W9">critical thinking</a>, <a href="/facts/Introspection/X8rBdaR0">introspection</a> and <a href="/facts/Mental_arithmetic/0CGhC5El">mental arithmetic</a>. Cognitive skills vary in processing complexity, and can range from more fundamental processes such as <a href="/facts/Perception/xLK0n2q4">perception</a> and various <a href="/facts/Memory/a1QSEJhj">memory</a> functions, to more sophisticated processes such as <a href="/facts/Decision_making/NbJYprSw">decision making</a>, <a href="/facts/Problem_solving/9cuLz5pH">problem solving</a> and <a href="/facts/Metacognition/uhWpEGtI">metacognition</a>. </p>