Kognitiivisesta

Kognitiivisesta is the elative singular form of the Finnish adjective kognitiivinen, meaning “cognitive” or “relating to cognition.” In Finnish, adjectives are inflected to agree with the noun they modify, and the elative form -sta/-stä often expresses origin, source, or a perspective, as in kognitiivisesta näkökulmasta (“from a cognitive perspective”) or kognitiivisesta prosessista (“from a cognitive process”). The form is common in academic and scientific Finnish when discussing cognition or cognitive approaches.

The word occurs in phrases describing cognitive phenomena, such as kognitiivinen kehitys (cognitive development), kognitiiviset teoriat (cognitive theories) and kognitiivinen psykologia (cognitive psychology). It is also used in compound expressions that specify a cognitive frame or basis, for example kognitiivisesta lähestymistavasta (“from a cognitive approach”) or kognitiivisesta näkökulmasta.

Etymology: kognitiivinen is borrowed from Latin cognitio via European languages; the adjective and related forms entered Finnish with the development of psychology and related disciplines in the 20th century. The adverbial form is kognitiivisesti, meaning “cognitively.”