The first stage of the cognitive or learning process is obtaining information. ... For example, you may perform basic cognitive processes by taking in information and simply storing it in your memory for later recall (remembering).

What does it mean to obtain information?

: to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort The information was difficult to obtain. We obtained a copy of the original letter. intransitive verb.

How do we obtain information?

Depending on the researcher's research plan and design, there are several ways data can be collected. The most commonly used methods are: published literature sources, surveys (email and mail), interviews (telephone, face-to-face or focus group), observations, documents and records, and experiments.