You likely encounter examples of abstract thinking every day. Stand-up comedians use abstract thinking when they observe absurd or illogical behavior in our world.

Leadership Design Better: How Abstract Thinking And Intuition Drive Brand Innovation By Goran Paun, Forbes Councils Member.

Answer three 'why' questions: Abstract thinking can make you more politically moderate Date: November 2, 2012 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Summary: Partisans beware! Some of ...

Teachers and lecturers can improve this abstract thinking by being aware of abstractions in their subject and learning to demonstrate abstract concepts through concrete examples.

Visiting an art museum could change how we think about our lives, according to researchers. A University of Cambridge study found people's ability to think in abstract ways was boosted by admiring ...

Using a thinking technique called 'concrete processing' could reduce the number of intrusive memories experienced after a traumatic event, say scientists. These intrusive memories are ...

Priming with a little money (experiment 3) or expenditures (experiment 5) did not trigger abstract construals, indicating that the association between money and resources drives the effect. Founded in ...