Before revision: Critical thinking analysis of available evidence and arguments to form a judgement via rational, skeptical, and unbiased evaluation Divide and conquer breaking down a large, complex problem into smaller, solvable problems Help-seeking obtaining external assistance to deal with obstacles Hypothesis testing assuming a possible explanation to the problem and trying to prove (or, in some contexts, disprove) the assumption Lateral thinking approaching solutions indirectly and creatively Means-ends analysis choosing an action at each step to move closer to the goal Morphological analysis assessing the output and interactions of an entire system Observation / Question in the natural sciences is an act or instance of noticing or perceiving and the acquisition of information from a primary source.
After revision: an observationCritical thinking analysis of available evidence and arguments to form a judgement via rational, skeptical, and unbiased evaluation Divide and conquer breaking down a large, complex problem into smaller, solvable problems Help-seeking obtaining external assistance to deal with obstacles Hypothesis testing assuming a possible explanation to the problem and trying to prove (or, in some contexts, disprove) the assumption Lateral thinking approaching solutions indirectly and creatively Means-ends analysis choosing an action at each step to move closer to the goal Morphological analysis assessing the output and interactions of an entire system Observation / Question in the natural sciences is an act or instance of noticing or perceiving and the acquisition of information from a primary source.