Glossary of Cognitive Skills

Sustained attention is the ability to stay on task for an extended period of time

Selective attention is the ability to stay focused and not get distracted

Divided attention is the ability to handle more than one task at a time 

 The ability to perform simple or complex cognitive tasks. 

 The ability to apprehend and hold information in immediate awareness while simultaneously performing a mental operation. 

 The ability to reason, form concepts, and solve problems using unfamiliar information or new procedures. 

 The ability to analyze, blend, and segment sounds. 

 The ability to perceive, analyze, and think in visual images. 

 The ability to recall information that was stored whithin the past.