Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Human_Society/EmotionOntology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'mental calculation'?

A. A cognitive process that involves the manipulation of mental representations of numeric entities in order to compute the outcome of a mathematical function.
B. A cognitive process that involves the mental representation of sequential numbers.
C. A cognitive process that involves the manipulation of mental language.
D. An appraisal of desirability that represents an evaluation of the desirability of the expected consequences of an event.

Answer: A cognitive process that involves the manipulation of mental representations of numeric entities in order to compute the outcome of a mathematical function.