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Higher Order Cognition
Inter-related processes that accomplish complex thinking and address sophisticated mental challenges
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Conceptualization
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Integration of critical features composing a class of ideas or objects; includes formation, threading, application, revision, and retention; modality-specific
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Evaluative Thinking
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Systematic appraisal of ideas, products, points of view, and opportunities (also known as critical thinking)
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Creativity
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Innovative thought
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Complex Decision-Making
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Application of stepwise approaches to resolve complicated questions or challenges (also known as problem-solving)
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Mental Representation
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Embedding of new ideas in one’s mind so that they are most meaningful and lasting, usually by portraying them in several ways
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Applied Reasoning
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the analysis of information to deal with challenges that are not immediately evident or achievable; reasoning can be inductive or deductive
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Brainstorming
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Generation of original ideas or perspectives
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