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Connectionist models refer to computer models that simulate aspects of development through repeated activation of associated nodes. According to connectionist models, humans handle very large numbers of cognitive operations at once through a network distributed across incalculable numbers of locations in the brain.

Deutsch: Konnotation / Español: Connotación / Português: Conotação / Français: Connotation / Italiano: Connotazione /

Connotation is defined as a word''s emotional overtones, presuppositions, and other nonexplicit meanings; the aspect of meaning suggested by a word but not strictly part of the word's dictionary definition.

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Connotative meaning refers to the subjective, personal, or emotional meaning of a word or concept.

Consanguineous marriage is defined as a type of marriage between blood relatives, usually to maintain the integrity of family property.

Conscience refers to the internal structure of one’s socially learned standards of right and wrong by which an individual judges his or her behavior. It is defined as the component of the superego that contains behaviors for which the child has been punished.

Deutsch: Gewissenhaftigkeit / Español: Conciencia / Português: Conscienciosidade / Français: Conscience / Italiano: Coscienziosità

People high on th dimension of conscientiousness tend to be hard working, ambitious, energetic, scrupulous, and persevering.

In psychology, conscientiousness is one of the five major dimensions of personality in the Five-Factor Model, also known as the Big Five personality traits. It refers to a person's level of self-discipline, carefulness, and thoroughness.

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Conscious emotion refers to a powerful and clearly unified feeling state, such as anger or joy

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Conscious or Consciousness refers to the portion of the mind or mental functioning that individuals are aware of, including sensations and experiences.