Sentences with phrase «ability of abstract thinking»

Dogs do not have the ability of abstract thinking; rather, their thinking is immediate, here and now.

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The evolution of human's ability for abstract thought... not it's your turn.

Since you're looking for an answer as simple as «God did it» it won't happen, it takes the intelligent ability for abstract thought to understand in terms of the time frames required.

Deities and afterlives are, to me, an absolutely natural side effect of the human brain's ability for abstract thought.

I have not a doubt that religion is simply a side effect of our human ability for self aware abstract thought and our need to comprehend the yet incomprehensible in our universe.

As such, I feel it is a natural side effect of our ability for abstract thought answering questions we don't yet understand but not reality in the sense presented by religions.

, and that he does not have at his disposal any systematically cogent reasons why we should train children in the «abstract thought» of mathematics — which he recommends — rather than in the ability «to contemplate directly the beauty of abstract moral ideas, in the hope of making them religious mystics» (OT 98)-- which he obviously still dislikes.

The fact that they could do so suggests that the ability to think in an abstract way may be more common in nature than we might expect, and not just restricted to humans and a handful of animals with big brains.

OUR ability to think of numbers as abstract concepts seems to be innate.

Nicky Clayton at the University of Cambridge, UK, says the study shows that young chicks are capable of abstract relational thought: «The fact that young chicks can do this suggests this ability is more widespread across the animal kingdom than previously thought, and emerges earlier in development than expected.»

• Encouraging caregivers to increase their use of words for number, for the spatial properties of objects, and for abstract relations like similarity has the potential for improving children's understanding of number and spatial thinking, and their ability to make sophisticated comparisons.

A RAND study published in 2012 looked at how well 17 of the old state tests gauged «higher - order skills,» such as abstract thinking skills and the ability to draw inferences from multiple sources.

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

It's not a skill that a lot of people have, but I have had so many mentors who do just that, so through the years my knowledge and ability to use abstract thinking has grown.

In one experiment human subjects were exposed to a uniformly uninteresting environment; reaction time, sensory acuity, the power of abstract reasoning, verbal ability, space visualization, and internal motivation to move, to daydream, or to think all decreased.

I don't think that is where the problem for abstract painting lies; it seems more to do with the drag of some very dodgy modernist baggage, combined with what appear to be limitations to the spatial abilities of abstract painting — so far.

This is especially true with research about cetaceans, because the discoveries of marine mammal scientists over the last 50 years have made it clear that whales and dolphins share traits once believed to be unique to humans: self - awareness, abstract thought, the ability to solve problems by planning ahead, understanding such linguistically sophisticated concepts as syntax, and the formation of cultural communities.