After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Thinking 2. Nature of Thinking 3. Process of Association. Meaning of Thinking: Normally, imagination occurs when we are relatively free and are not particularly directing our attention to any specific problem or issue. It is, in a way, a sort of idle activity. But when our psychological activity is [...]
The process of the development of thinking has been studied by psychologists and a number of theories have been advanced. The theories are: 1. Piaget's Theory 2. Sullivan's Concept of Modes of Thinking 3. Bruner’s Theory 4. Psychoanalytic Theory of Thinking. 1. Piaget's Theory: The Swiss psychologist, Jean Piaget, using his own children as subjects, devised ingenious and simple experiments [...]
This article throws light upon the four main forms of thinking. The forms are: 1. Fantasy 2. Daydreams 3. Dreams 4. Pathological Thinking. Form # 1. Fantasy: All of us indulge in fantasy or cognitive activity which involves the manipulation of images, symbols, and concepts and the weaving of them into organised forms of thought, though not based on reality. [...]