Inner speaking is a common and widely discussed phenomenon of inner experience. Based
on our studies of inner experience using Descriptive Experience Sampling (a qualitative …

Our understanding of emotion cannot be complete without an understanding of feelings, the
experiential aspect of emotion. Despite their importance, little effort has been devoted to the …

Research suggests there are anatomical asymmetries of the human brain associated with
right-hand or left-hand preference. In addition, left-handedness has been related to a wide …

This chapter describes how the features of the Descriptive Experience (DES) method are
designed to address the challenges inherent in the task of obtaining high-fidelity …

Descriptive experience sampling (DES) is a method of describing inner experience (ie,
directly apprehended thoughts, feelings, sensations, etc.). DES includes “iterative” …

Although psychotherapy outcome studies sometimes use qualitative methods (eg, interviews
and traditional sampling methods), the majority of those studies rely mainly on quantitative …

Self-report questionnaires that explore human experience sometimes produce substantially
discrepant results from careful sampling-based methods such as Descriptive Experience …

Abstract Reading is ubiquitous. In Western culture, childhood education places a strong
emphasis on acquiring the ability to read. Whereas many studies have examined the …

An investigation of the phenomenological aspects of sexual response is needed for a more
comprehensive understanding of human sexuality. To obtain high fidelity descriptions of …

Our understanding of emotion cannot be complete without an understanding of feelings, the
experiential aspect of emotion. Despite their importance, little effort has been devoted to the …