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I have solved complex math problems without any ‘inner speech’. Having solved a problem, one may then translate the solution…
If so, provide a copy to Pangram’s CEO, who has offered a bounty for any long form text from before…
Hurlburt has a pretty cool answer to your question. You think that conscious thought requires ‘inner speech’. This is because…
Can I ask a question which seems pertinent? What does it mean to engage or not engage in inner speech?…
Very interesting! Here’s what Hurlburt claims in the linked video: Percentage of people who engage in ‘inner speech’ *occasionally*: ~…
Speaking as a linguist working in this area, Russell Hurlburt is very well known in the field as having pioneered…
I haven’t listened to this interview, but Hurlburt’s usual claim in print is that people engage in inner speech around…
…according to a poll of 400,000 children by the cable TV children’s channel Nickelodean:
This poll “‘seems to work as a good barometer of the actual presidential vote because, developmentally, kids between the ages of two and 11 share the same opinions and outlooks as their parents,’ said Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon Television.”
Apparently, this poll has been right every election since 1988–but remember, that only means they’ve been correct 4 out of 4 times. Let’s hope it’s 5 for 5.
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