Internal monologue and Internal speech
1 min readByJosh Camden
I've wondered a lot about internal monologues and silent speech. It seems that a lot of the vocabulary pertaining to voices in your head are mostly synonyms. But i'm wondering if there is a difference between a System 1 monologue and a System 2 monologue. Its true, that if i think a word, that i can “hear” it in my head but thats the only type of voice in my head. From talking with others, it seems that some people have voices in their head that they don't directly control.
According to Google: System 1 monologue is fast, automatic, intuitive, and operates with little to no effort. System 2 monologue is slow, conscious, analytical, and requires intentional effort.
Based on this, i don't have a System 1 monologue. Some Aphants may be in a unique position, to have one but not the other. Someone who has both, may have difficulty telling them apart.
Please let me know what you think about the topic and if you have the Automatic, System 1 Monologue.
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Neal White•recently•edited
I have both system 1 and 2. Sound is actually the only sense I can imagine. For example, I hear my thoughts as I compose this sentence. I also hear and remember songs and sounds, like the sound of a lawnmower or a door squeaking open.
As for voices I can't control, here's an example: Whenever I wash my hands with a bar of soap, I remember my mom saying, "you need to pick up the soap, don't just rub your wet hands on it." The voice is hers, not "my internal voice". This is a memory of an actual event, not my imagination or a new conversation with voices in my head (which don't occur for me).
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