thinking (redirected from dereistic thinking)

thinking /think·ing/ (thingk´ing) ideational mental activity (as opposed to emotional activity).

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autistic thinking  preoccupation with inner thoughts, daydreams, fantasies, private logic; egocentric, subjective thinking lacking objectivity and connection with external reality.

dereistic thinking  thinking not in accordance with the facts of reality and experience and following illogical, idiosyncratic reasoning.

magical thinking  that characterized by the belief that thinking or wishing something can cause it to occur.

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think·ing (thngkng)

n.

The act or practice of a person who thinks; thought.

adj.

Characterized by thought or thoughtfulness; rational.

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thinking,

n 1. the cognitive process of forming mental images or concepts.
2. the process of cognitive problem solving through the sorting, organizing, and classification of facts and relationships.