Phenomenological properties of mind-wandering and daydreaming: A historical overview and functional correlates

[en] Mind- wandering and daydreams (i.e., spontaneous thoughts that are both task- unrelated and decoupled from current sensory perceptions) have recently become the object of increased interest in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. To date, however, there have been relatively few attempts at investigating the form and content of these thoughts, and what individuals are exactly thinking about when they daydream or their minds wander from the here and now. This chapter provides a historical overview of the studies that have investigated the phenomenological properties of mind- wandering and daydreams. It reviews the current state of research, examining how specific phenomenological features of these thoughts are related to beneficial and deleterious aspects of cognitive and affective functioning. It concludes by discussing possible avenues for future investigations, such as how the content and context of occurrence of mind- wandering and daydreams might interact to determine their functional outcomes. © Oxford University Press 2018.

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Theoretical & cognitive psychology

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Stawarczyk, David ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

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English

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Phenomenological properties of mind-wandering and daydreaming: A historical overview and functional correlates

Publication date :

2018

Main work title :

The Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought: Mind-Wandering, Creativity, and Dreaming

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Christoff, Kalina

Fox, Kieran C.R.

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Oxford University Press

ISBN/EAN :

9780190464745

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193-214

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F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]

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