The Sensory Acts Are Accordingly Distinguished By

But Though Cognition Is Not An Element Of Mental Action, Nor Even In Any Real Sense Of The Word An Aspect Of It, The Distinction Of Cognition And Conation Has If Properly Defined A Definite Value.

Both Expectations And Memories Are More Than Mere Images Founded On Previous Experience.

For Psychological Purposes The Most Important Differences In Conation Are Those In Virtue Of Which The Object Is Revealed As Sensed Or Perceived Or Imaged Or Remembered Or Thought.

It Is More Difficult To Designate This Form Of Conation On Its Practical Side By A Satisfactory Name.

We Cannot Therefore Say That Mental Acts Contain A Cognitive As Well As A Conative Element.