The phrase "a function of thinking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe how thinking serves a particular purpose or role in a process or system.
Example: "In cognitive psychology, problem-solving is often seen as a function of thinking that allows individuals to navigate complex situations."
Alternatives: "an aspect of thought" or "a role of cognition".
Wundt thus charts a middle course between, on the one hand, making logical evidence a "transcendent or transcendental" function of thinking (as Kant and "recent speculative philosophy" is alleged to do), and, on the other hand, considering it an "empirical trait of sensible objects" (as do empiricists and positivists) (L I: 83).
"Many times," he writes, "I have felt myself on the brink of a pessimistic conclusion as to the function of thinking, of intelligence, in society", even to the point of wondering whether "the role of critical intelligence", which he had exercised so often and at such costs to himself, might not be "dangerous, and very nearly useless".
A function of this thinking was the elevation of high-achieving individual women as positive role models, regardless of how collectively progressive their achievements might be.
Reductions in social discounting were observed as a function of episodic thinking about others, though an interaction with order was also observed.
Because spatial thinking skills have been shown to contribute to successful learning in STEM, and more specifically geosciences, an additional goal was to investigate the impact of different versions of RoomQuake on learning as a function of spatial thinking skills.
This suggests that the problem of too little strategic leadership may be as much a function of doing as of thinking.
When really it's so much more a function of less rational thinking".
Investing in public goods is normally seen as a function of government, yet cluster thinking clearly demonstrates how companies benefit from local assets and institutions.
The notion of function is an integral part of thinking in both biology and technology; biological organisms and technical artifacts are both ascribed functionality.
