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[Weblio](http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E8%80%83%E3%81%88%E6%96%B9) states that
考え方 is 思考の傾向...but when I look up 思考 I get confused because now I'm not sure
if I'm dealing with an objective thought process or subjective feelings.

I get the feeling (no pun...) that 考える refers to a more objective action than
思う, which refers to one's subjective thoughts/beliefs.

So, can things like 世界観 (world view), 価値観 (values), 意見 (opinion) also be
included to any extent within one's 考え方 (thought process, method of thinking,
way of thinking?)

Maybe I'm over thinking this?
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Does 考え方 usually refer to the "methodology" of one's thought process, or can it also refer to something more subjective?
> I get the feeling (no pun...) that 考える refers to a more objective action
> than 思う, which refers to one's subjective thoughts/beliefs.

This is absolutely correct. For example:

思う：そこの銭湯【せんとう】はとてもいいと思う。 - _I think that bathhouse is really good._

考える：ゆっくり考【かんが】えればわかる。 - _If you think carefully, you'll understand._

Sometimes you'll see sentence where either is appropriate, but the former is
indeed a bit more subjective than the latter in cases where they both fit.

Judging from how I've seen the word used in print (admittedly, I'm not a
native speaker, so take this with a minor grain of salt), it seems to have the
same kind of duality that the terms "way of thinking" and "mindset" have in
English—they can include one's subjective views and _also_ one's logical
thought process.

For example, in [this article](http://gigazine.net/news/20140213-fixed-vs-
growth-brain/) it refers to one's logical mindset.

Alternatively,
[ejje.weblio.jp](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E8%80%83%E3%81%88%E6%96%B9)
lists this example sentence:

> 儒教の価値観が今なおほとんどすべての日本人の考え方に浸透している。
>
> Confucian values still permeate the thinking of virtually the entire
> Japanese population.

This uses the term 価値観【かちかん】 that you mentioned before. So, it seems that your
initial belief was correct, and the term can refer to both.
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