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Personification of thought (Greek Εννοια) in Celsus Library in Ephesos, Turkey

Thought and thinking are mental forms and processes, respectively ("thought" is both.) Thinking allows beings to model the world and to deal with it effectively according to their objectives, plans, ends and desires. Words referring to similar concepts and processes include cognition, sentience, consciousness, idea, and imagination.

Thinking involves the mental manipulation of information, as when we form concepts, engage in problem solving, reason and make decisions.

Thinking is a higher cognitive function and the analysis of thinking processes is part of cognitive psychology.

[edit] See also

Thinking portal

Psychology portal

• Train of thought
• Language of thought
• Language and thought
• Intrapersonal communication
• Stream of consciousness (psychology)
• List of basic thinking-related topics
• Lists of thinking-related topics
• Unification Thought

[edit] References

• Eric Baum (2004). What is Thought, Chapter Two: The Mind is a Computer Program. MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-02548-5

[edit] External links

Look up Thought, Think in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Corballis, Michael C.. "The Uniqueness of Human Recursive Thinking" (PDF). American Scientist (May-June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
• The Psychology of Emotions, Feelings and Thoughts, Free Online Book
• Nature of Human Thought
• The Fabric of the Mind A site exploring J. Krishnamurti's views on the mind and thought.