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Analogy of the divided line refers to Plato's illustration of his contention that there is a hierarchy of understanding. The lowest type of understanding is based on images of empirical objects. Next highest is an understanding of empirical objects themselves, which results only in opinion. Next is an understanding of abstract mathematical principles. Then comes an understanding of the forms. The highest understanding (true knowledge) is an understanding of the form of the good that includes a knowledge of all forms and their organization.
Analysis of dreams refers to a psychoanalytic technique that attempts to shed light on unconscious material. Because dreams are regarded as heavily laden with unconscious wishes in symbolic form, the analysis of dreams is believed to provide important clues to these wishes.
Analytic ability is a term used in Sternberg’s theory of intelligence, which is the ability to analyze problems and generate different solutions
Analytic intelligence refers the type of intelligence typically measured by intelligence tests and crucial for success in academic pursuits.
Analytic processing refers to a mode of processing information in which attention is paid to specific dimensions, features, or parts of the stimuli rather than to the overall or global aspects.