kognitywnych

Kognitywnych is the genitive plural form of the Polish adjective kognitywny, which means cognitive or relating to cognition. The term is used in Polish to describe mental processes, knowledge, perception, and reasoning in scientific and everyday contexts. It appears most commonly in phrases referring to cognitive functions, processes, or abilities.

Grammatically, kognitywny is a regular adjective. Its genitive plural form is kognitywnych, used when describing plural nouns in the genitive case, for example in noun phrases such as deficyty procesów kognitywnych (deficits of cognitive processes) or zaburzenia funkcji kognitywnych (disorders of cognitive functions).

Usage and context-wise, kognitywny is prevalent in psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and cognitive science. It is often used interchangeably with poznawczy, though kognitywny tends to be preferred in formal or technical terminology, while poznawczy can appear in more general or educational contexts. Common collocations include funkcje kognitywne (cognitive functions), procesy kognitywne (cognitive processes), reprezentacje kognitywne (cognitive representations), and zdolności kognitywne (cognitive abilities).

Origin and related terms, the Polish adjective kognitywny is a modern loanword adopted into scientific vocabulary, drawing on Latin cognitivus and the English/French cognitif cognate forms. It forms part of a broader family including kognitywistyka (cognitive science) and related phrases describing perception, memory, attention, and other aspects of cognition.

See also: kognitywistyka, funkcje kognitywne, procesy kognitywne, poznawcze.