thought processes
How minds work
Thought processes are the mental operations by which the mind works through problems, forms judgments, and reaches conclusions.
The term encompasses reasoning, analysis, memory retrieval, and decision-making—the internal machinery of cognition.
I can't follow his thought processes at all.
Understanding someone's thought processes means grasping how they arrive at their beliefs or choices, not just what those beliefs are.
Generating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- ideationForming mental concepts
- innovationCreating something original
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
visualization · conceptualization · invention · originality · ingenuity · improvisation · incubation · synthesis
Science of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
argumentation · judgment · problem-solving · syllogism · rationale · conclusion · premise · hypothesis
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
self-questioning · self-analysis · mindfulness · rumination · self-observation · self-inquiry · self-perception · journaling
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
scaffolding · transfer · application · elaboration · questioning · inquiry · sense-making · connecting
Memory retrieval act
- retrievalAct of getting back
- encodingConverting data to format
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
reminiscence · recollection · mnemonics · association · retention · forgetfulness · flashback · priming
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- ideationForming mental concepts
- innovationCreating something original
inspiration · visualization · conceptualization · invention · originality · ingenuity · improvisation · incubation · synthesis · reframing
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
analysis · argumentation · judgment · problem-solving · syllogism · rationale · conclusion · premise · hypothesis · evaluation
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
metacognition · self-questioning · self-analysis · mindfulness · rumination · self-observation · self-inquiry · self-perception · journaling · stream-of-consciousness
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
acquisition · scaffolding · transfer · application · elaboration · questioning · inquiry · sense-making · connecting · synthesizing
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retrievalAct of getting back
- encodingConverting data to format
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
recognition · reminiscence · recollection · mnemonics · association · retention · forgetfulness · flashback · priming · chunking
- ego functionsreality testing, impulse control, defense mechanisms, judgment
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, cognition, remembering, memory retrieval
thought processesreflexes
Automatic physical responses
instincts · knee-jerk reactions · gut reactions · conditioned reflexes · muscle memory
thought processesphysical activity
Bodily movement expending energy
manual labor · physical exertion · sensory experience · gross motor skills
thought processesraw emotion
Unprocessed, intense feeling
gut feelings · intuition · passions · feelings · sentiments
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