Mental Conception
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A Mental Conception is a cognitive construct that guides and organizes thinking processes and belief frameworks.
- Context:
- It can shape how an individual interprets information through conceptual lenses.
- It can structure knowledge integration via mental models.
- It can influence decision making by providing belief systems.
- It can organize cognitive patterns around idea formation.
- It can adapt underlying assumptions when encountering new knowledge.
- It can maintain internal consistency across different thought processes.
- It can accommodate perspective shifts through conceptual updates.
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- It can range from being a Simple Mental Conception to being a Complex Mental Conception, depending on its structural sophistication.
- It can range from being a Static Mental Conception to being a Dynamic Mental Conception, depending on its change pattern.
- It can range from being a Concrete Mental Conception to being an Abstract Mental Conception, depending on its conceptual scope.
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- Examples:
- Personal Belief Conceptions (for self-guided thinking), such as:
- Value Conception like guiding moral or ethical viewpoints.
- Role Conception like defining social expectations or responsibilities.
- Goal Conception like conceptualizing future aspirations or achievements.
- Collective Mental Conceptions (for group-level thinking), such as:
- Cultural Conception like shaping communal norms or traditions.
- Ideological Conception like organizing political or philosophical beliefs.
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- Personal Belief Conceptions (for self-guided thinking), such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Immediate Perception, which processes sensory input rather than conceptual structure.
- Emotional Reaction, which reflects affective responses rather than cognitive frameworks.
- Habitual Action, which manifests automatic behavior rather than deliberate conception.
- Labeling, which assigns short descriptors rather than developing conceptual understanding.
- See: Cognition, Mental Model, Belief System, Conceptual Framework, Knowledge Integration.