The Manifold Operations of Thinking (Critical Thinking)

Illustration for the psychology journal about different mental functions.

Pictures on the wall represent different thoughts, memories, dreams; person is walking by them, observing them, reflecting on them, acknowledging them.

"I can let thoughts come and go, let them run.

I can question, reason, reflect, handle, explore, visualize, observe, evaluate thoughts.

My thinking can be critical, complex, lateral, networking, creative, logical, empathic, intuitive.

I can have different, also strange thoughts, which can alarm me. I can think in a purpose, aim-, meaning-, connection-oriented, supporting, evolutionary way."