postformal
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˈfɔrməl/
- Formal
- Postformal thinking allows individuals to integrate various perspectives and navigate complex problems.
- postformal thinking
- postformal thought
- postformal thinker
Examples
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Educators can also provide activities stressing postformal operations to stimulate mature forms of creativity.
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In terms of creativity, the postformal thinkers consistently outscored the formal thinkers in all six dimensions of creativity.
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Relationship between postformal thinking and creativity.
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As yet, there is no consensus about the proportion of adults reaching formal or postformal thought.
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Our results suggest a developmentally parallel relationship between postformal thinking and overall creative performance.
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The influence of postformal thinking in late adolescence on creativity could be a necessary but not sufficient condition.
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Third, the products of adult cognitive development are the growth of expert knowledge and the emergence of postformal styles of thought.
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In particular, we investigated the ways in which postformal thinking development in late adolescence might facilitate creative performance.
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In short, postformal thinking emphasizes and encourages factors that have been described as important to the essence of creativity.
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In general, postformal thinking gives both cognitive and affective support to viewing these processes as central to creativity.
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Synonyms
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Going beyond what reason can explain
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Postformal comes from the parts post- meaning 'after' and formal meaning 'form' or 'fixed rules'. So postformal thinking is 'after' formal thinking: it goes beyond strict rules to deal with complex situations, feelings, and different points of view.