The ability to form and make use of a well-corresponding and predictive model of one's experiential environment / situation (at whatever scope you like) in orde

The ability to form and make use of a well-corresponding and predictive model of one's experiential environment / situation (at whatever scope you like) in order to realize goals, or reach conclusions that could be shown to be 'true' in the environment. One may speak of the practically realized ability, or alternately the capacity to develop the ability.