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thought process

thought process

43 3.7
Mental steps used to consider and solve a problem
  • noun
  • /θɔt ˈprɔsɛs/
translation icon : proceso de pensamiento
  • The teacher demonstrates how to do this along with a running monologue of thought processes.
  • rational thought processes
  • engage in thought processes
  • one's own thought process

All they talk, their primary thought process is on numbers.

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Examples

  • I like your thought process and your enthusiasm.

  • Can you explain your thought process when you made that decision?

  • What was your thought process when that phone call did come?

  • What was your thought process before you came to me?

  • So that same thought process I applied to these other problems.

  • The therapist and the group can then discuss the thought process that came between the event and the feeling.

    Academic text (2002)
  • So tell us your thought processes behind the courage to do that.

  • Dynamic assessment focuses on the thought processes students use to solve the problems presented to them.

    Academic text (1990)
  • By grades 3 through 5, children are beginning to master skills and develop abstract thought processes.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Results from the design challenge help us better understand how students' thought processes are applied within a problem-based curriculum.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

thinking
vsthought process
872 1.8

Careful use of your mind to consider something

is more specifically the sequence of steps aimed at solving problems
reasoning
vsthought process
221 3.9

A way of thinking in a clear, logical order to form a conclusion

focuses on a connected series of mental steps for solving problems
cognition
vsthought process
  • Specialized
19 5.0

A process of thinking, learning, and understanding

focuses narrowly on a sequence of steps aimed at reaching a solution
train of thought
vsthought process
  • Informal
17 3.6

A set of ideas that follow each other in your mind

focuses on ordered mental steps used specifically for solving or deciding
mental process
vsthought process
  • Specialized
3 4.2

A brain activity like thinking, remembering, or deciding

narrows that broad activity to connected mental steps for solving problems
cognitive process
vsthought process
  • Specialized
2 4.4

A mental activity such as thinking, remembering, or learning

is the specific chain of mental steps used to reach solutions
logical thinking
vsthought process
1 3.7

A careful use of reason to solve problems

is about following multiple mental steps to consider and solve issues
mentation
vsthought process
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A process of thinking carefully about something

is focused on a step-by-step mental sequence used to reach solutions
intellection
vsthought process
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Thinking carefully to understand or decide about something

stresses a sequential set of mental steps for solving or deciding
cerebration
vsthought process
  • Formal
1 9.1

A careful, serious kind of thinking about something

is about connected mental steps that aim to solve concrete problems

Antonyms

389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

31 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

How Deliberate

thought process
43 3.7
hunch
159 4.7
instinct
596 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

thought + process

The meaning 'the series of mental steps and reasoning' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'thought' (an idea or act of thinking) with 'process' (a sequence of steps). This noun+noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Thought process gives a simple picture: thought moving step by step along a path or through a process from one idea to the next. So, it means 'the series of mental steps' or 'reasoning' you use to understand or solve something.