What is figurative thinking and abstract thinking

The difference between abstract thinking and figurative thinking is:

1. Abstract thinking is different from figurative thinking, it is not based on what people feel or imagine as a starting point, but from concepts as a starting point to think, and then from abstract concepts to concrete concepts - only at this time, rich and diverse, vivid and concrete things have been reproduced, and "warm" replaces "cold".

Abstract thinking and concrete thinking are relative and interchangeable. Only by penetrating behind things, temporarily putting aside the appearance of accidental, concrete, complicated, and scattered things, and extracting the essence and commonality of things in places that cannot be seen by the senses, and forming concepts, can we have the conditions for further reasoning and judgment. Without abstract thinking, there can be no scientific theories and scientific research.

2. The understanding of concepts by image thinking is incomplete, and the experience of solving them is acceptable, but the solution of theoretical problems is unreliable, and at the same time, it is also inadequate. Image thinking is a more ancient way of thinking, which has the characteristics of long memory time, deep memory, overall browsing, and overall memory.

Abstract thinking is a high-level way of thinking based on figurative thinking, which can solve problems such as essence and law. Abstract thinking is precise, simple, and uses points instead of surfaces. We should see that abstract thinking cannot be produced without the full development of figurative thinking.

Abstract thinking is inseparable from the support of figurative thinking.

3. The comprehensive use of visual thinking and abstract thinking can help children promote the balanced and cooperative development of the functions of the two hemispheres of the brain, which can greatly improve learning ability and efficiency.

First, the concept is different

1. Abstraction is a process of extracting important features and throwing away unimportant features. If you've seen a mental model.

In that issue, it will be easier to understand abstract thinking.

2. And image thinking.

Or figurative thinking, which is the opposite of it, the way of thinking that does not carry out this process.

Second, the usage is different

When you are faced with animals and need to draw and design, you may need more figurative thinking.

When you think about the big picture, you need to express and convey your experience, and you may need to think abstractly even more.

3. The differences caused by thinking are different

Figurative thinking will be more thoughtful and meticulous in considering problems, while abstract thinking is better at creating. Back to the question of "let my mother fall into the river", girls will think about the problem more carefully, thoughtfully, and tend to think figuratively, so there are many girls who choose to save their mothers, while boys are more coarse, and they have to answer after only listening to the second half of the sentence.

Of course, not all boys are abstract thinkers, and girls are figurative thinkers, but there is a high probability. It's like elementary school math.

In the same way, children like to break their fingers and calculate early, this is image thinking, such examples are more suitable for girls, and boys may have their first reaction to guess, only by giving boys time, can they slowly adapt to finger breaking calculations.

Abstract thinkingThe difference with figurative thinking is that abstract thinking does not start from what people feel or imagine, but from concepts to ideas, and then rises from abstract concepts to concrete concepts. Without abstract thinking, there can be no scientific theories and scientific research. However, abstract thinking must not go to extremes, but must be combined with concrete thinking, rising from abstract to concrete.

Abstract Thinking IllustrationAbstract thinking is the use of concepts, judgments, reasoning and other forms of thinking in cognitive activities.

The process of indirect, generalizing the reflection of objective reality belongs to the stage of rational cognition, and abstract thinking reflects the essence of things and the far-reaching process of the development of the objective world by virtue of scientific abstract concepts, so that people can obtain knowledge far beyond direct perception by sensory organs through cognitive activities.

Scientific abstraction is the idea of reflecting the intrinsic nature of the material processes of nature or society in the concept, and it is on the basis of analyzing, synthesizing, and comparing the essential attributes of things, extracting the essential attributes of things, leaving aside their non-essential attributes, so that the understanding can enter the abstract regulations from the perceptual concrete, and form concepts.

OneDistinguish.

1. Basic elements.

The basic element of conceptual thinking is an abstract concept, whereas the basic element of imagery thinking is the image of an image.

2. Reasoning process.

The reasoning process of abstract thinking is done on the basis of concepts and their judgments, whereas the process of reasoning or reasoning of figurative thinking is done on the basis of imagery and its association (imagination) and typification.

IIContact.

1. Both filial piety and abstract thinking have the common characteristics of thinking activities: abstract, indirect and general.

2. The starting point of figurative thinking and abstract thinking is the perception of the outside world.

The role of image thinking.

1. Image thinking is an important form of thinking to reflect and understand the world, and it is a powerful tool for cultivating and educating people.

2. In business operation, highly developed image thinking is an indispensable and important condition for entrepreneurs to win in the fierce and complex market competition. If the senior manager leaves the image information and the image thinking, the information he gets may be indirect, outdated or even inaccurate, so it is difficult to make the right decision.