Abstract
The idea that any thought is a temporary formation, consisting of images, emotions and signs is postulated. Some thoughts may contain only images, others - only emotions, and still others, only words. If thoughts consist only of images or emotions (or both), such thoughts are practically unconscious (we are not aware of them). Other thoughts may consist only of signs or mostly of signs, mixed with images and/or emotions. In this case we are already well aware of the contents of such thoughts. The hypothesis was tested in a laboratory experiment in which the participants were asked to listen to several short stories and give signals every moment they had more or less vivid images or emotions. It was discovered, that images appeared to represent the main characters of a story, to reflect something important or new, some change or choice. Emotions helped generate hypotheses concerning events to happen or serve as a kind of reaction to what had already happened. Later on the participants were requested to recollect some thoughts they had expressed to someone or someone's thoughts expressed to them. Then they were asked to specify whom every idea was addressed, what had been present in the idea but was missing in the oral statement. It was concluded that any thought might be regarded as a 3-D representation which had to be transformed into a one-plane speech expression.
Highlights
Suppose a young man wants to have a cup of coffee
There arises the problem with words, because if a thought consisting of words is equal to what is said in oral speech it's just silent speech
It was hypothesized that a thought might be regarded as a dynamic temporary formation, constructed of signs, images and emotions in a particular proportion: a 3-D formation
Summary
Suppose a young man wants to have a cup of coffee. Let’s try to imagine how this thought might be represented in his mind. It doesn’t mean that they don’t think Most probably they do it using the means they have: sensations, images, emotions and different gestures (signs). These means can effectively be used in the process of thinking later in life as well. There arises the problem with words, because if a thought consisting of words is equal to what is said in oral speech it's just silent speech Another problem concerns emotions, that play so marked a role in our life that even the term «emotional intelligence» was coined to underline its importance. In this case we are already well aware of the contents of the thought, and of the language being used in the thought process
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