Csikszentmihalyi & Figurski (1982) conducted a study to determine the degree to which people find out about themselves throu
gh the process of introspection (thinking about themselves). They gave people beepers and asked them to write down what they were thinking about when the beepers went off randomly throughout the day. The results indicated that:
We think about ourselves way less than we think 8% of the time.
Step-by-step explanation:
In a self-awareness: introspection research study conducted by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Thomas Figurski in 1982, to determine the degree to which people find out about themselves through the process of introspection (thinking about themselves).
The research involved an arrangement where participants were given beepers and asked to write down what they were thinking about when the beepers went off randomly throughout the day. The results indicated that "We think about ourselves way less than we think 8% of the time."
