remembering-based thinking
noun phraseUK /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ beɪst ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
US /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ beɪst ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
Thinking that uses things you already know from the past.
Her remembering-based thinking helped her answer the question because she had learned it last year.
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2. A way of solving problems by bringing back facts stored in the mind.
He used remembering-based thinking to name all the planets in order.
3. Making choices by comparing a new situation with past events you recall.
Remembering-based thinking told her the stove would be hot because she had been burned before.
4. Learning that depends on recalling information rather than discovering it fresh.
The test measured remembering-based thinking more than creativity.