I wrote:
The "think-aloud protocol" was (and I assume still is)
fairly "mainstream", at least in cognitive _educational_ psychology, but
the
interpretation of the data is bounded by the evidence laid out in the
classic
article on this issue:
Nisbett, R. E., Wilson, T. D. (1977).
Dear Tipsters,
Buddy Grah wrote:
Now my question is: To what _extent_ are introspective techniques being
used in mainstream cognition and is if fair to characterize mainstream
cognition as a movement that relies on introspection as _its method_?
While we might find good examples of
Perhaps Shultz Schultz is making a vague reference to the work of Newell
Simon in Human Problem Solving that used the verbal protocols of college
students solving puzzles. Some of the classic studies in imagery also used
instructional variables that asked subjects to perform "mental" tasks.
Dear Tipsters,
Buddy Grah wonders about introspection in modern cognitive
psychology. Paul Smith has drawn attention to Nisbett and Wislon's
seminal work. I would like to add the following.
Classical introspection as practiced by Wundt and Titchener is not
used today. However
I wrote:
(followed up by a book, I believe by Lawrence Erlbaum,
titled "Verbal Reports as Data", if I remember correctly).
Oops - as I reread that I realize the uninitiated might take that to say
that the book was written by someone named "Lawrence Erlbaum". Of course
Erlbaum is
Stuart McKelvie wrote:
Dear Tipsters,
Buddy Grah wonders about introspection in modern cognitive
psychology. Paul Smith has drawn attention to Nisbett and Wislon's
seminal work. I would like to add the following.
Classical introspection as practiced by Wundt and Titchener is not
used today
Buddy Grah wrote:
I think Paul's example of "thinking aloud" protocols is a good example
of an introspective technique being used in mainstream cognition.
Now my question is: To what _extent_ are introspective
techniques being used in mainstream cognition and is if fair to
characterize
I was looking through _History of Modern Psychology_ (Schultz and Schultz,
1996) and came across a comment which seems to suggest that the method of
modern cognitive psychology is introspection. To quote:
"The emergence of cognitive psychology with its renewed
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I was looking through _History of Modern Psychology_ (Schultz and Schultz,
1996) and came across a comment which seems to suggest that the method of
modern cognitive psychology is introspection. To quote
