VIRTUALIZATION OF REALITY AND COGNITIVE PROCESS. IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL MODELS IN SUBJECT COGNITIVE ACTIVITY

The article emphasizes the importance of reality virtualization process considered as necessary and natural mechanism of cognition aimed at knowledge acquisition, comprehension, explanation and prediction of the reality phenomena, successful adaptation of a man to everyday reality. The author focuses on the point that virtual reality is a world of thought that is continuously constructed by us and comprehension processes including language comprehension and speculations are determined by mental models, responsible for world representation in a person's mind. Human cognitive activity begins from classification and interpretation of facts of reality that is studied as reality in its relationship to subject of activity. To comprehend the experience we use metaphor. Metaphor is considered to be one of the greatest triumphs of human reasoning. Rational thinking to a great extent is based on metaphorical models. Every relevant approach to rationality requires imagination. Imagination as many great scientists believe is inherent in metaphorical reasoning. Optimal combination of logical view of the world as well as creation of its imaginative reconstruction being realized in virtualized reality patterns application are essential for adequate adaptation to external environment. Consistent and logical thinking is possible only in case of possession of all necessary information volume under conditions of sufficient time to perform the necessary conclusions. Different effects of virtual reality are widely spread because they allow satisfying unclaimed potential opportunities of human brain