This study presents a phenomenological analysis of inner speech under two conditions: (a) the performance of a thinking-aloud task, contextualized by psychometric parameters, and (b) conscious experience of daily life. A total of 23 undergraduate students, aged between 18 and 28 years old, participated in the study. Three instruments were used: Raven Progressive Matrices, Rumination and Reflection Questionnaire, and a phenomenological interview. The following stood out: the structural triad of a voice (the Self) that talks to a third party (You) about an object (Me), according to the Peirce-Mead model of Norbert Wiley, the bi-dimensional intentionality that exists between the task and the self, and rumination disruptions during the performance of the Raven test. The phenomenological interviews revealed when, why and how inner dialogue occurs, as well as when it is inappropriate (circular thinking) or appropriate (productive and strategic thinking). This study also differentiated first and third person data in a cognitive phenomenon that was observed.
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Perspectiva Experiencial de Conversación Interna en un Contexto de Solución de ProblemasResumen: Se trata de un análisis fenomenológico de la conversación interna en dos condiciones: (a) el desempeño de tareas en voz alta contextualizada por parámetros psicométricos, y (b) la experiencia consciente de la vida cotidiana. Los sujetos fueron 23 estudiantes universitarios, con edades comprendidas entre 18 y 28 años. Se utilizaron tres instrumentos: Test de Matrices Progresivas de Raven; Cuestionario de Rumia y Reflexión; y entrevista fenomenológica. El análisis mostró que: la tríada estructural de una voz (Yo) habla con una tercera parte (Usted) acerca de un objeto (Me), según el modelo de Norbert Wiley, la intencionalidad de dos dimensiones existentes entre la tarea y el self, la interferencia de la rumia durante la ejecución del Raven. Las entrevistas fenomenológicas describieron cuando, por que y como ocurre la conversación interna, y cuando es inadecuada (pensamiento repetitivo) u oportuna (pensamiento productivo, estratégico). El estudio también diferenció la función de datos de la tercera y primera persona en la elucidación de un fenómeno cognitivo. This study employs phenomenological analysis to examine, based on evidence, the manifestation of verbalized inner dialogue. The focus of the analysis is the flow of consciousness, that is, the movement of intentionality between the task proposed and the consciousness of oneself concerning the task being performed.In the last two decades, the human ability to reflect has been studied from two different perspectives: redefinition of the concept of self (Gallagher & Shear, 2005;Hermans, 2002;Wiley, 1994Wiley, , 2006 and empirical verification of inner conversation (Archer, 2003(Archer, , 2007DeSouza, DaSilveira, & Gomes, 2008;DaSilveira, 2007;DeSouza, 2005). Reflexivity means the basic cognitive act of interpreting and making sense of something, that is, the process of semiosis that transforms experien...