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From: "Human Potential & Development."
Split Justification: Development fundamentally involves both our inner landscape (**Internal World**) and our interaction with everything outside us (**External World**). (Ref: Subject-Object Distinction)..
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From: "Internal World (The Self)"
Split Justification: The Internal World involves both mental processes (**Cognitive Sphere**) and physical experiences (**Somatic Sphere**). (Ref: Mind-Body Distinction)
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From: "Cognitive Sphere"
Split Justification: Cognition operates via deliberate, logical steps (**Analytical Processing**) and faster, intuitive pattern-matching (**Intuitive/Associative Processing**). (Ref: Dual Process Theory)
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From: "Analytical Processing"
Split Justification: Analytical thought engages distinct symbolic systems: abstract logic and mathematics (**Quantitative/Logical Reasoning**) versus structured language (**Linguistic/Verbal Reasoning**).
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From: "Linguistic/Verbal Reasoning"
Split Justification: This dichotomy separates the receptive aspects of linguistic reasoning, involving the understanding and interpretation of spoken or written language, from the expressive aspects, which involve the formulation and production of spoken or written language. These are distinct, fundamental processes that together encompass all facets of verbal reasoning.
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From: "Verbal Comprehension"
Split Justification: This split distinguishes between understanding the explicit, directly stated meaning of verbal information and understanding the unstated, implied, or deeper meaning that requires synthesis and deduction. These represent distinct levels of cognitive processing within overall verbal comprehension.
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From: "Inferential Comprehension"
Split Justification: This split divides inference into understanding unstated social meaning and intent (Pragmatic & Discourse Inference) and evaluating the structural soundness of an argument (Logical Analysis).
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From: "Pragmatic & Discourse Inference"
Split Justification: This split distinguishes between inferring meaning from social context and speaker intent (Social & Intentional Inference) and inferring meaning from the logical and structural connections within the text itself (Coherence & Structural Inference).
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From: "Social & Intentional Inference"
Split Justification: This dichotomy separates the process of inferring the internal cognitive and affective states (e.g., beliefs, desires, intentions) of individual agents from inferring the established norms, roles, relationships, and power dynamics that govern interactions within a social context or group.
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From: "Inference of Individual Mental States"
Split Justification: This dichotomy separates the process of inferring individual mental states based on directly observable cues (e.g., verbal statements, facial expressions, body language, actions) from the process of inferring them by applying the observer's internal cognitive models (e.g., theory of mind, social schemas), prior knowledge about the individual, and broader contextual information.
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From: "Inference from Contextual Knowledge and Cognitive Models"
Split Justification: This dichotomy distinguishes between inferences predominantly driven by the specific, observable details and information present in the immediate context (i.e., contextual knowledge), versus those predominantly guided by pre-existing, generalized mental frameworks, theories about minds, or person-specific models (i.e., cognitive models). While both sources often interact in complex ways, this split identifies the primary driver or locus of information leveraged for the inference.
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From: "Inference Primarily from Applied Cognitive Models"
Split Justification: This dichotomy distinguishes between using applied cognitive models to infer and explain the underlying mental states or causes of observed behaviors (Explanatory Understanding) versus using them to forecast future mental states, actions, or outcomes (Predictive Forecasting). Together, these two purposes comprehensively cover the primary applications of cognitive models for individual inference.
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Topic: "Inference for Explanatory Understanding" (W5671)