Catcher in the Mind: An Examination of Visual and Verbal Patterns during Reading

EasyChair Preprint no. 3651

Abstract

This study examined the nature of individuals’ thoughts during reading. We examined whether self-reports of thought characteristics (i.e., mind wandering, visual, verbal, valence) varied across time and task. In two sessions, participants (n=85) responded to thought probes across focused meditation and narrative reading tasks. Results showed that participants’ thought patterns were stable across sessions. Further, reports of mind wandering, visual imagery, and valence varied based on task, whereas verbal thinking remained stable across tasks.

Keyphrases: Comprehension Processes, individual differences, visual imagery

@Booklet{EasyChair:3651,
  author = {Püren Öncel and Sarah D. Creer and Caleb J. LePoer and Catarina A. Santos and Caitlin Mills and Laura K. Allen},
  title = {Catcher in the Mind: An Examination of Visual and Verbal Patterns during Reading},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 3651},

  year = {EasyChair, 2020}}