The type of thinking is the most important characteristic of a person. The way in which a person receives and processes information determines his inclinations, interests, as well as the type of activity where he can best reveal himself. To determine your type of thinking, carefully read the five lists of statements below. Each of them corresponds to a certain mentality. Choose the list that best reveals your qualities.
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Subject-action thinking. It is inextricably linked with action, with the manipulation of objects. People with this type of thinking are often referred to as "golden hands", the most brilliant idea will be difficult to implement without them. Among the representatives of this category can be both locksmiths, drivers, furniture assemblers, and artists, dancers, athletes. This type of thinking is yours if you agree with the statements: - Making a stool with your own hands is more interesting than designing it on paper - It is true that you can touch it with your hands - When the sound of music makes you want to dance - The labor lesson was your favorite subject at school. - As a child, you liked to play with the constructor. - It is easier for you to do something than to explain the motives of these actions. - You like to do needlework. - When you do something, you go through trial and error.
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Abstract-symbolic thinking. Theoretical physicists, programmers, mathematicians, economists and other people of science often have this type of thinking. It is easiest for them to learn about the world with the help of formulas, mathematical codes, etc. You are among this category of people if: - you like working with a computer; - you know how and love to play checkers or chess; - algebra is more interesting for you than geometry; - you are interested in understanding diagrams and drawings; - it would not be difficult for you to master hieroglyphs..- Learning foreign languages does not cause you any difficulties.- You are more interested in exact sciences.- You are interested in programming languages, work as a programmer.
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Verbal and logical. People with this type of thinking become good teachers, scientists, translators, writers, journalists, TV presenters. They easily express thoughts in words and convey them to others. This type of thinking prevails in you if: - You like reading fiction - It is not difficult for you to express your thoughts both orally and in writing - The work of a journalist or TV presenter seems interesting to you - It will not be difficult for you to strike up a conversation with a stranger human. - Not only the meaning of what has been said is important to you, but also the form of this statement. - At school you enjoyed writing essays. - You like to tell your friends stories, news, read them aloud.
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Visual and figurative. This type of thinking distinguishes people with an artistic mindset: artists, poets, writers, directors, architects. They have a subtle sense of beauty, think in images and can imagine the most fantastic things in their imagination. You are among this category if: - You are interested in painting, sculpture - Familiar melodies, smells evoke pictures of the past in your head - You like poetry - Dostoevsky was right when he said that beauty will save the world - The plot of a film or a book you read you remember as a series of images. - It will not be difficult for you to imagine a non-existent animal. - You think the work of a writer, screenwriter or graphic designer is interesting. - You like to attend entertainment events, but museums seem boring to you.
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Creative thinking (creativity). Researchers, as a rule, do not attribute creativity to a separate type of thinking, since it can be inherent in each of them and allows them to succeed in any field of activity. You think creatively and know how to find non-standard solutions if you agree with the statements: - Abstract painting awakens your imagination. - Work in which everything is clearly defined and regulated is boring.- You like to fantasize. - The process of activity is often more interesting than its final result. - An abundance of hobbies makes life more interesting. - You often doubt even what seems obvious to others. “Even a well-established process can be improved. - You do not like to walk the same way and generally subordinate life to certain schemes.
