Cognitive skills support process skills through which functions?

• A. Learning, thinking, understanding, memory functions, problem-solving, and prioritizing activities.
• B. Only motor planning skills.
• C. Social skills exclusively.
• D. Emotional expression only.

Answer: (A)

Cognitive skills provide the information-processing foundation that drives process skills during tasks. Learning and memory give the knowledge and recall of steps; thinking and understanding help interpret what a task requires; problem-solving supports finding strategies when obstacles arise; prioritizing activities guides the order of actions and how to allocate attention. This combination enables initiation, sequencing, organization, and adaptation in performance. Other domains—motor planning, social interaction, and emotional expression—are distinct areas and don’t represent the cognitive functions that underpin process skills.