Thinking

Thinking in simple words is creating words and ideas inside your own head. Thinking is manipulating information as when we form concepts, engage in problem solving reason and make decisions. It produces thoughts. A thought may be an idea, an image, a sound or even an emotional feeling. Features Important aspects of one’s cognitive behavior Depends on both perception and memory It is a mental process which starts with a problem and ends with a solution It is different from daydreaming and imagination It is a symbolic activity It is a mental exploration instead of motor exploration. For example: if a person is locked in a room and loses his keys, he will start searching for them in different places...this is motor exploration. If he tries to think of different ways of how to get out of room is mental exploration. Types Convergent thinking is a process of thinking which focuses on coming up with the single well established answer to a probl...