"Thinking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Mental activity that is not predominantly perceptual by which one apprehends some aspect of an object or situation based on past learning and experience.
| Descriptor ID |
D013850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.785
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thinking" by people in Profiles.
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Numerate people are less likely to be biased by regular science reporting: the critical roles of scientific reasoning and causal misunderstanding. Cogn Res Princ Implic. 2025 Jun 15; 10(1):32.
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Developing the BETTSI: A tree-thinking diagnostic tool to assess individual elements of representational competence. Evolution. 2022 04; 76(4):708-721.
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Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Pharmacy Students. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 03; 83(2):7033.
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Drawing Boundaries: The Difficulty in Defining Clinical Reasoning. Acad Med. 2018 07; 93(7):990-995.
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Strategies for Improving Learner Metacognition in Health Professional Education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 May; 81(4):78.
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Making Students' Thinking Visible During Active Learning. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 04; 81(3):41.
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Researcher Perspectives on Conflicts of Interest: A Qualitative Analysis of Views from Academia. Sci Eng Ethics. 2015 Aug; 21(4):843-55.
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Reflective writing and nursing education. J Nurs Educ. 2005 Feb; 44(2):53-7.
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The association between social support, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, and adjustment following an experimental cancer treatment. Psychooncology. 2003 Jul-Aug; 12(5):453-62.
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Graduates' perceptions of self-assessment training in clinical dental hygiene education. J Dent Educ. 2002 Oct; 66(10):1146-53.