Use of introspection in scientific psychological research

The use of introspection is unavoidable even in psychological research on animals. Difficulties may arise from the absence of reliable introspective data; it is suggested that this could be the case for the so-called "reward system". In other circumstances confusion comes from using intros...

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Published in:Behavioural neurology 1992, Vol.5 (4), p.199-203
Main Author: LAPLANE, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:The use of introspection is unavoidable even in psychological research on animals. Difficulties may arise from the absence of reliable introspective data; it is suggested that this could be the case for the so-called "reward system". In other circumstances confusion comes from using introspection without being aware of it: speaking and thinking have for many years been considered as the same operation, but the reason for this belief is not clearly documented and it may be suspected of being only introspection. Amongst other evidence, a careful and conscious use of introspection demonstrated by auto-analyses of former aphasic patients strongly suggests that language and thought are quite distinct entities.
ISSN:0953-4180
1875-8584
DOI:10.1155/1992/604053