Aspects of Inner Experience: Autokinesis, Daydreaming, Dream Recall and Cognitive Style
- 1 April 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 36 (2) , 663-673
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1973.36.2.663
Abstract
Voth and Mayman have reported two pervasive styles of relating to the external environment which are best measured by the autokinetic effect, and have related autokinesis to broad aspects of inner life. The concern of this study is whether autokinetic perception is a meaningful measure of inner experience and how it relates to daydreaming, dream recall, and psychological differentiation. Patterns of inner experience are sought. Results show little correlational support for the hypothesized relatedness of autokinesis with diverse aspects of inner experience. Factor analysis yields an autokinetic factor independent of the other measures. Styles of daydreaming reported by Singer and Antrobus are replicated and some qualitative similarities are noted between waking and sleeping fantasy lives.Keywords
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