In psychology, thinking is typically studied in terms of a range of behavioral or physiological parameters, focusing, for instance, on the mental contents or the neuronal correlates of the thinking process proper. In the current article, by contrast, we seek to complement this approach with an exploration into the experiential or inner dimensions of thinking. These are subtle and elusive and hence easily escape a mode of inquiry that focuses on externally measurable outcomes. We illustrate how a sufficiently trained introspective approach can become a radar for facets of thinking that have found hardly any recognition in the literature so far. We consider this an important complement to third-person research because these introspective observations not only allow for new insights into the nature of thinking proper but also cast other psychological phenomena in a new light, for instance, attention and the self. We outline and discuss our findings and also present a roadmap for the reader interested in studying these phenomena in detail.

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第一人称思维实验

在心理学中，思维通常是根据一系列行为或生理参数来研究的，例如，侧重于思维过程本身的心理内容或神经元相关性。相反，在当前的文章中，我们试图通过对思维的体验或内在维度的探索来补充这种方法。这些都是微妙而难以捉摸的，因此很容易逃脱一种侧重于外部可衡量结果的查询模式。我们说明了一种经过充分训练的内省性方法如何成为思维方式的雷达，这些思维方式迄今为止在文献中几乎没有得到认可。我们认为这是对第三人称研究的重要补充，因为这些内省的观察不仅可以使人们对适当的思维本质有新的认识，而且还可以用其他新的视角来投射其他心理现象，例如注意力和自我。我们概述和讨论我们的发现，并为有兴趣详细研究这些现象的读者提供了一个路线图。