Exploring patterns of ongoing thought under naturalistic and conventional task-based conditions  

TY - JOUR

T1 - Exploring patterns of ongoing thought under naturalistic and conventional task-based conditions  

AU - Konu, Delali

AU - Mckeown, Brontë

AU - Turnbull, Adam

AU - Ho, Nerissa Siu Ping

AU - Karapanagiotidis, Theodoros

AU - Vanderwal, Tamara

AU - McCall, Cade Andrew

AU - Tipper, Steven Paul

AU - Jefferies, Beth

AU - Smallwood, Jonathan

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PY - 2021/8/1

Y1 - 2021/8/1

N2 - Previous research suggests that patterns of ongoing thought are heterogeneous, varying across situations and individuals. The current study investigated the influence of multiple tasks and affective style on ongoing patterns of thought. We used 9 different tasks and measured ongoing thought using multidimensional experience sampling. A Principal Component Analysis of the experience sampling data revealed four patterns of ongoing thought: episodic social cognition, unpleasant intrusive, concentration and self focus. Linear Mixed Modelling was used to conduct a series of exploratory analyses aimed at examining contextual distributions of these thought patterns. We found that different task contexts reliably evoke different thought patterns. Moreover, intrusive and negative thought pattern expression were influenced by individual affective style (depression level). The data establish the influence of task context and intrinsic features on ongoing thought, highlighting the importance of documenting how thought patterns emerge in cognitive tasks with different requirements.

AB - Previous research suggests that patterns of ongoing thought are heterogeneous, varying across situations and individuals. The current study investigated the influence of multiple tasks and affective style on ongoing patterns of thought. We used 9 different tasks and measured ongoing thought using multidimensional experience sampling. A Principal Component Analysis of the experience sampling data revealed four patterns of ongoing thought: episodic social cognition, unpleasant intrusive, concentration and self focus. Linear Mixed Modelling was used to conduct a series of exploratory analyses aimed at examining contextual distributions of these thought patterns. We found that different task contexts reliably evoke different thought patterns. Moreover, intrusive and negative thought pattern expression were influenced by individual affective style (depression level). The data establish the influence of task context and intrinsic features on ongoing thought, highlighting the importance of documenting how thought patterns emerge in cognitive tasks with different requirements.

U2 - 10.1016/j.concog.2021.103139

DO - 10.1016/j.concog.2021.103139

M3 - Article

SN - 1053-8100

VL - 93

JO - Consciousness and cognition

JF - Consciousness and cognition

M1 - 103139

ER -