Cognitive theories, as related to psychology, deal with “the mental process involved with thinking, knowing, perceiving, learning, and remembering; also, the contents of these processes” (Zimbardo G-3). The poem “Thinking,” deals with some of the concepts of cognition and its personalities. The text asks questions about what our thinking really is, and if it could possibly me more or less than what we perceive it to be. The concept of cognition explains that our actions are influenced by the way in which we process information in our thinking. The poem examines the way we think and what it actually is.
The first stanza describes thinking as “mere dreamwork Wish fulfillment A potent personal power” (Olaoye 64). This stanza views thinking as wishful and dreamy, something that is inside us in which we can dream a
As the reader can see the mind does control our actions and behavior. Our locus of control tells us where our cognition of our dreams is rooted. “Thinking” clearly displays the locus of control of our drive and ambition. The question of whether we will be able to fulfill our dreams or not, we often think and dream about them. When we finally fulfill these dreams the self-gratification that takes place is like no other.
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