That's a different manifestation of the inner voice and I do think it is it is the case that some people engage in that inner rumination a lot more than other people. "Oh my god, what should I do? How is this going to happen? What if this happens? What if the Corona virus affects my family?" to use a current event. In my mind, the inner voice covers all the terrain we just discussed, ranging from activities where you are silently rehearsing what you're trying to memorize or say, that's one manifestation of the inner voice.Īnother manifestation at the other end of the spectrum might be something like internal rumination, where we're engaged.
I'm always engaged in some kind of inner monologue." I think part of the issue there is that people have different conceptions of what the inner voice actually is. I think going back to the tweet, the different reactions that people have, what was so interesting to me about those with some people saying, "Oh, I never talk to myself, I don't have an inner voice," and other people saying, "Oh, I talk to myself all the time. As you said, every healthy person has an inner voice, but just how it appears is different? Luna: How can those inner voices vary from person to person. Like you might see often popularizing movies of, "Oh my god, what am I going to do if this happens? Well, if this happens, I'll do that." So the inner voice can take on lots of different roles, depending on the different contexts we find ourselves in. Some people report having conversations with themselves silently. To imagine how we might respond to different situations in our future. But we also use language, silent language, the inner voice, so to speak, to do lots of other things. If I'm preparing for a presentation, I might repeat something over and over, how I'm going to open the talk. We can and often do use that verbal reasoning to keep information in mind, like when we rehearse our phone number, or when we might silently rehearse what we're going to say, in a given context. You're using verbal reasoning skills to play with information, and then there are, of course, all sorts of ways that we can use internal silent language to help navigate our lives. If I asked you to silently repeat the phone number in your head, that would be you activating your inner voice, so to speak at a very basic level. Kross: I think of the inner voice as silent verbal processing, so the example you gave to begin the podcast was a really good one. Luna: First, I want to establish what an inner monologue or inner voice is. Kross is joining us via Skype from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, a biweekly podcast from the American Psychological Association that explores the connections between psychological science and everyday life. He says every healthy person has an inner voice, but how it manifests can vary dramatically from person to person. Ethan Kross, it's not exactly that simple. According to our guest for this episode, University of Michigan psychology professor Dr. Some people were shocked to learn that there are those who have a running commentary in their heads all the time, while others don't have a permanent living narrator. Turns out that people have a lot to say about their inner voices. What ensued were thousands of comments, retweets and news stories on the topic. That tweet said that some people have an internal narrative and some don't. It all started from a tweet that went viral. You may have heard about the internet debate recently on inner monologues. Well, it's because I'm trying to get you to analyze your inner voice. Did you say the numbers inside your head, did the phone number appear as an image, something else? You may be wondering why I'm asking you this seemingly off the wall question. To learn more visit Kaitlin Luna: Stop what you're doing, quick, recall your childhood phone number.
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