Psychological Reasoning

A Psychological Reasoning is a cognitive reasoning that involves mental processes for drawing conclusions, making judgments, and solving problems within psychological contexts.

• Context:
  • It can typically employ Psychological Reasoning Cognitive Processes through psychological reasoning mental operations.
  • It can typically utilize Psychological Reasoning Heuristics with psychological reasoning shortcut strategies.
  • It can often exhibit Psychological Reasoning Bias Patterns via psychological reasoning systematic deviations.
  • It can often integrate Psychological Reasoning Emotional Influences with psychological reasoning affective components.
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  • It can range from being an Automatic Psychological Reasoning to being a Deliberative Psychological Reasoning, depending on its psychological reasoning processing mode.
  • It can range from being a Biased Psychological Reasoning to being an Objective Psychological Reasoning, depending on its psychological reasoning neutrality level.
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  • It can produce Psychological Reasoning Decision Outcomes through psychological reasoning judgment processes.
  • It can demonstrate Psychological Reasoning Individual Differences via psychological reasoning cognitive styles.
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• Example(s):
  • Motivated Psychological Reasonings, such as:
    • Motivated Reasoning selectively interpreting information.
    • Wishful Thinking favoring desired outcomes.
    • Rationalization justifying past decisions.
  • Logical Psychological Reasonings, such as:
    • Deductive Reasoning drawing specific conclusions.
    • Inductive Reasoning forming general principles.
    • Abductive Reasoning inferring best explanations.
  • Social Psychological Reasonings, such as:
    • Attribution Reasoning explaining behavior causes.
    • Perspective-Taking understanding others' viewpoints.
    • Social Inference judging group dynamics.
  • Clinical Psychological Reasonings, such as:
    • Diagnostic Reasoning identifying mental conditions.
    • Therapeutic Reasoning planning interventions.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Mathematical Reasoning, which follows formal logic without psychological reasoning subjective elements.
  • Computational Reasoning, which uses algorithmic processes without psychological reasoning human biases.
  • Reflexive Response, which bypasses psychological reasoning deliberative processes.
• See: Cognitive Reasoning, Human Reasoning, Mental Process, Cognitive Bias.

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