conscious thought
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsciousandthought
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conscious
adjective
uk/ˈkɒn.ʃəs/us/ˈkɑːn.ʃəs/
to notice that a particular thing or person exists or ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk/θɔːt/us/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofconsciousandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The self-organization ofconsciousthoughtmust not be understood as the organization ofconsciousthoughtunder the control of the self.
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Of course, in most cases, the postulate of an unconscious device that works asconsciousthoughtdoes is not explicit.
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But again is hard to see how we could test for integration of the information without stimulating the subjects toconsciousthought.
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The final set of chapters addresses the connection between language andconsciousthought.
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Generally, some people simply accept an institution, withoutconsciousthought, and act accordingly.
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In contrast, the modern view holds that the presumably rational apparatus ofconsciousthoughtis itself fraught with deficiencies.
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This was to be recalled through their senses, not by anyconsciousthoughtprocess, and using as many of the five senses as they could.
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We pointed out that devising a model to simulate conscious states while respecting the properties ofconsciousthoughtintroduces considerable constraints.
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Tasks requiring creative intelligence, however, quickly evokeconsciousthought.
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It is worthy of note that the constraints inherent toconsciousthoughtcannot be conceived of as limitations to the model.
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It is cognitively difficult to deal with complicated problems and situations, because of the limited processing space available in the bottleneck ofconsciousthought.
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However, because computers themselves have been conceived on the model ofconsciousthought, the ultimate model for information-processing theories is indeed the conscious mode of functioning.
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It is possible that the specific properties ofconsciousthoughtemerged by natural selection thanks to their efficiency in dealing with these natural units.
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While they accepted that reflex actions and nerve transmissions were susceptible to physicalist explanations,consciousthought, spiritual desire, and existential beliefs remained beyond the ambit of scientific representation.
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Surely some of these were chosen quite consciously by its creator, others chosen perhaps withoutconsciousthought, and still others occur without being what we would call 'chosen' at all.
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I have been in a committee that had someconsciousthoughtin this direction.
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When one has to frame reasons for a decision from a tribunalconsciousthoughthas to be taken, especially in those proceedings which might end up in a higher court.
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He can carry out actions while submerging hisconsciousthoughtprocesses so deeply within this mind that his mind is shielded from telepathic detection.
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This strategy follows one strict rule, makingconsciousthoughtrather than unconscious thought the preferred mode of thinking.
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Fast frequencies in the gamma range are associated with much ofconsciousthoughtand active cognition.
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