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. 2008 Dec;17(4):1375; discussion 1376-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2008.05.005. Epub 2008 Jul 2.

How can I tell how I think till I see what I say?

Navindra Persaud  1
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How can I tell how I think till I see what I say?

Navindra Persaud. Conscious Cogn. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Descriptive Experience Sampling is a clever method for determining the form of everyday thoughts. Results using this method show that people report that some of their thoughts are unsymbolic. Here I ask three questions: (1) Does this merely show that people know what they are thinking about but not what they are thinking? (2) Why do people have difficulty determining the form of their thoughts? (3) How does the act of reporting the form of thoughts affect the recall of those thoughts?

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  • Unsymbolized thinking.
    Hurlburt RT, Akhter SA. Hurlburt RT, et al. Conscious Cogn. 2008 Dec;17(4):1364-74. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2008.03.021. Epub 2008 May 5. Conscious Cogn. 2008. PMID: 18456514

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