Author: O.A. Mayorova
Affiliation: Bashkir State Medical University
Abstract:
The work views the relationship of the notions categorization and conceptualization realized as “intellectual world mastering”. As opposed to categorization recognized as an abstracting classification of phenomena, conceptualization is defined as an integrating cognitive process within which a concept is considered to be a cognitive resource (potential, “power”, “force”).
Keywords: categorization, conceptualization, generalization, classification, integration, conceptual thinking, conceptual ipoch