situated cognition

cognition seen as inextricable from the context in which it is applied. From this, it follows that intelligence also cannot be separated from its context of application (situated intelligence). See also street intelligence.

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February 20th 2025

dual representation

the ability to comprehend an object simultaneously as the object itself and as a representation of something else. For example, a photograph of a person can be represented both as the print itself and as the person it depicts. Also called dual encoding; dual orientation.