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5:55pm
March 14, 2013
➸ Trying to find the right words: I don't understand
What is the difference between concrete thinking and abstract thinking?
I’ll take a shot at this. Here’s an example from my AS evaluation. The person administering the test gave me these two words and asked me what makes them alike: anchor and fence.
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I think there are degrees of concrete and abstract. What most people call concrete is very abstract to me because I think best in a sort of pure sensory way that is more concrete than the most concrete language possible. So “concrete language” seems abstract to me because all language is abstract. But it’s a matter of degree I guess. What most people call concrete thinking is much more abstract than my thinking for the same reasons. I can do abstract thinking but it is hard for me, very very concrete thinking is my strength, and it comes up with results people are surprised by.
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fullelven-magicaddict reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I would have said they’re both made of a metallic substance. Well…I guess now that I think about it, not necessarily...
alackofpetticoats reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I dunno about obvious - I’m non-autistic and my first thoughts would have been that fences confine and anchors hold...
transponderer reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:My first thought was that they both stick into the ground with the intent of being immovable, but yeah, it’s a weird...
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adelened reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:(That was my answer, too.)
scattered-minutiae reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I think that’s an even better example of a concrete answer, although it might be more of what people would call a...
withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I think there are degrees of concrete and abstract. What most people call concrete is very abstract to me because I...
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dragonomatopoeia reblogged this from madeofpatterns and added:I think concrete thinking is thinking about facts, things that can be proven, and material objects. Abstract is more...
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