{"id":1354,"date":"2010-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/cognitive-skills\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:14:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:14:57","slug":"cognitive-skills","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/cognitive-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Skills"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1354","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Cognitive skills<\/strong>, also referred to as cognitive functioning, refers to an individual\u2019s ability to learn, process and understand information. 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