prelogical thinking

pre·log·i·cal think·'ing

the product of primary process thinking. See: prelogical mind.
Synonym(s): archaic-paralogical thinking
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pre·log·i·cal think·ing

(prē-loj'ik-ăl thingk'ing)
A concrete type of thinking, characteristic of children and primitives, to which schizophrenic people sometimes regress.
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