Microgenetic Analysis of Thought Trajectories: A Mixed Design
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2021
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Abstract
This article reports the results of an investigation that used a mixed methodology
with microgenetic orientation, to observe the genetic development of small acts
of thought and their bodily manifestations. A qualitative design was carried out
through a videographic record with 10 participants to explore thought trajectories
and their genetic unfolding in gestures. In a second moment, a quantitative sequen-
tial analysis was conducted with 50 participants, who were invited to the laboratory
to participate in a tachistoscopic presentation. The procedure was videotaped and
coded, identifying categories of thought and their respective gestural expressions.
An analysis of diferent trajectories was carried out to observe the transitions that
thought takes and its gestural movements. The results show trajectories in the forms
of thought that are investigated through a qualitative microgenetic analysis, which
shows the anticipation of verbal meaning through gestures and the transitions back-
wards to then advance into more integrated forms of thought. On the other hand, tra-
jectories between voluntary and involuntary forms of thought, as well as transitions
in verbal and imaginative forms of thought are detected in a quantitative sequence
analysis. Finally, the results are integrated and the utility of mixed designs to study
the microgenesis of the consciousness phenomenon is discussed.
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Fossa P, Cortés C, Molina ME, Barros M, Marcotti CM, Sprovera I, Novoa JT. Microgenetic Analysis of Thought Trajectories: A Mixed Design. Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2021 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s12124-021-09633-9.
Keywords
Microgenesis, Thought, Trajectories, Mixed Design, Videographic analysis, Tachistoscopic presentation