patterns of thinking;  train of thought
 ceasing to think;  refusing to think critically;  giving up thinking (for oneself);  going blank;  mental block;  inability to think clearly
 thought experiment;  gedankenexperiment
 pessimism;  negative thinking
 way of thinking;  thought pattern;  thinking pattern
 principle of thought (logic)
 rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions
 uniformity of thought;  uniform thinking
 a flexible way of thinking