Recognition 1208543 223903914 2008-07-06T12:47:43Z Callmejosh 5927117 {{Cleanup|date=December 2006}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2007}} {{otheruses}} '''Recognition''' (re+[[cognition]]) is a process that occurs in [[thinking]] when some [[event (philosophy)|event]], [[process]], [[pattern]], or [[object (philosophy)|object]] ''recurrs''. Thus in order for something to be recognized, it must be familiar. This ''recurrence'' allows the recognizer to more properly react, [[survival]] value. When the recognizer has correctly responded, this is a measure of [[understanding]]. For example, when some animals have never seen a [[human being]] before, they do not hide and they show no fear; but when they learn that a [[human being]] may be a [[Wiktionary:threat|threat]], they may emit [[distress]] cries, flee or [[hiding|hide]]. Even non-[[mammal]]s can recognize when a situation signals [[danger]], and will flee or hide. Baby spiders will flee when a mother spider sends a sharp pulse along the spider web. A male spider will gently poke a female spider's web to assess whether it is without being killed himself. In philosophy, recognition became very important in [[Hegel]]'s attempt at understanding the emergence of [[self-consciousness]]. Lack of recognition can also be attributed as [[Social alienation|alienation]] and it was this aspect of Hegel's work that [[Marx]] elaborated upon. The importance of recognition for Hegel is seen in his myth of the [[master-slave dialectic]]. '''Recognition''', in molecular biology and immunology, refers to the process for an enzyme or antibody to find its target, a specific short nucleotide or protein sequence. The sequence therefore is called [[recognition sequence]] or [[recognition site]] in DNA, or [[epitope]] in protein. == See also == {{wiktionarypar|recognition}} * [[Epitope]] * [[Face perception]] * [[Portal:thinking#Topics related to Thinking|List of thinking-related topics]] * [[Pattern recognition]] * [[Recognition of human individuals]] * [[Recognition of qualification]] * [[Recognition sequence]] * [[Recognition site]] * [[Voice recognition]] ==External links== * [http://www.rybak-et-al.net/vnc.html '' Behavioral Model of Visual Perception and Recognition''] by I.A. Rybak et al. [[Category:Cognition]] <!--Other languages--> [[de:Erkennung]] [[lt:Atpažinimas]] [[nl:Herkenning]] [[simple:Recognition]] [[sr:Рекогниција]]