Floridou, G. orcid.org/0000-0003-1666-8083, Williamson, V. and Emerson, L.-M. (2018) Towards a new methodological approach: A novel paradigm for covertly inducing and sampling different forms of spontaneous cognition. Consciousness and Cognition, 65. pp. 126-140. ISSN 1053-8100
Abstract
A wide range of cognitions is generated involuntarily in the human mind daily. We developed a paradigm, which covertly induces and samples spontaneous cognitions in the visual and auditory modalities, focusing on 3 key characteristics: spontaneity, repetition, and emotional valence. Sixty participants watched two visual clips while listening to music and assessed their characteristics. Post-induction, participants closed their eyes for 5 min and then completed a questionnaire, which indirectly samples different forms of spontaneous cognition. Induction was effective in all categories. Results indicated that different forms of spontaneous musical cognitions are experienced as longer in duration and less negative in emotional valence compared to visual cognitions. The findings are discussed in relation to spontaneous cognition methodology and experiences in different modalities. Spontaneous cognitions are multifaceted and not unitary constructs as previously considered and studied, and as such the novel induction and sampling paradigm presents a promising line of research.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Consciousness and Cognition. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Spontaneous cognition; induction paradigm; mind wandering; involuntary autobiographical memories; involuntary semantic memories; involuntary musical imagery; musical mind-pops; intrusive memories; obsessive intrusive thoughts |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Music (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BRITISH ACADEMY (THE) SG151711 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2018 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2019 00:42 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2018.07.014 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.concog.2018.07.014 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134454 |