thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
patterns of thinking; train of thought
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
pessimism; negative thinking
way of thinking; thought pattern; thinking pattern
principle of thought (logic)
rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions
uniformity of thought; uniform thinking
a flexible way of thinking