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the examination of alternative hypotheses
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cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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suggestion
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
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deciding, decision making
the cognitive process of reaching a decision
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knowing
a clear and certain mental apprehension
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language, linguistic process
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
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officiating, officiation, refereeing, umpirage
the act of umpiring
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awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness
having knowledge of
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incognizance
a lack of knowledge or recognition
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hunt
an instance of searching for something
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pursuance, pursuit, quest
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
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free association
a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence
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construction, mental synthesis
the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
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abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning
thinking that is coherent and logical
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line of thought
a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
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thread, train of thought
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
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mysticism
obscure or irrational thought
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ideation
the process of forming and relating ideas
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consideration
the process of giving careful thought to something
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determination
deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
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eclectic method, eclecticism
making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
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groupthink
decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
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closure, resolution, settlement
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
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judgement, judging, judgment
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
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change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
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choice, pick, selection
the person or thing chosen or selected
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cull, reject
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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alternative, choice, option
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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excogitation
thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
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explanation
thought that makes something comprehensible
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planning, preparation, provision
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
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problem solving
the thought processes involved in solving a problem
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convergent thinking
thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)
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divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking
thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
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know
the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
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cognizance, ken
range of what one can know or understand
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farsightedness, foresight, prevision, prospicience
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
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apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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reading
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
