A slew of cognitive traits predisposes us to faith,

“compulsion to direct the attention of others is one of the first cognitive traits that emerge during childhood development that is truly unique to…

— Svante Pääbo

Most institutions of higher learning in the West were founded by and for religious denominations. The supposed alienation of education and faith is a…

— Marilynne Robinson

“It appears to be a feature of System 1 that cognitive ease is associated with good feelings.”

— Daniel Kahneman

Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical…

— Daniel Goleman

“If we have no form of cognitive learning, our knowledge is empty with the absence of words in our mind for us to speak…

— Saaif Alam

It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria…

— Megan McArdle

The multiplication force of technology on cognitive differences is massive.

— Jordan Peterson

“The thingy? You want me, the most intelligent cognitive processor in the known worlds, to say thingy?” “Yes,” I reaffirmed. “That is correct." Do…

— John Zakour

Increased physical activity during the school day can help children's attention, classroom behavior, and achievement test scores. Meanwhile, the decline of play is closely…

— Darell Hammond

Ultimately, of course, you must decide for yourself whether the subjective psychological effects created by your evolved cognitive biases reflect an objective reality, perhaps…

— Jesse Bering

Overloading attention shrinks mental control. Life immersed in digital distractions creates a near constant cognitive overload. And that overload wears out self-control.

— Daniel Goleman

In studying language we can discover many basic properties of this cognitive structure, its organization, and also the genetic predispositions that provide the foundation…

— Noam Chomsky

“The neurological/cognitive symptoms are more characteristically variable than constant and often have a distinct fatiguing component to them. Especially common are cognitive ‘fog’ or…

— Bruce M. Carruthers

Cognitive and character skills work together as dynamic complements; they are inseparable. Skills beget skills. More motivated children learn more. Those who are more…

— James Heckman

The first principle of cognitive therapy is that all your moods are created by your 'cognitions,' or thoughts. A cognition refers to the way…

— David D. Burns