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Melody
comeseptember
10 September 2003 @ 07:42 pm
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So I was thinking earlier today (like that's a rare occurrence ;P), and I got an idea for a poll. I'd appreciate it if you could answer this, though it serves no purpose besides satisfying my curiosity. :)

Poll #178877
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Close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting on a couch, chair, loveseat, or something of the sort in your living room. After you have a clear mental picture of this, open your eyes and answer the following question (DO NOT READ THE QUESTION UNTIL AFTER IMAGINING THE SCENE!!): What point-of-view do you have of this scene of you sitting in your living room?

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First-person point-of-view: you're looking out your eyes into the room.
33(52.4%)
Third-person point-of-view: you're looking at yourself seated on the couch/chair/whatever.
30(47.6%)
 
 
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Sixsix2 on September 11th, 2003 08:10 am (UTC)
I saw the room, the couch - looking around as if from my eyes, and then saw myself sitting there - like I was in the first person looking around and then I put myself in the picture, even tho I was already there.
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Melody: springcomeseptember on September 11th, 2003 07:38 pm (UTC)
I'm definitely going to browse through my psych textbook during my trip tomorrow to see if this exercise is in there. I want to be able to tell people what this means, and I'm curious if first-person <-> third-person switching is mentioned/means anything special. :]
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Sixsix2 on September 12th, 2003 07:17 am (UTC)
I regularly dream in the first person and in the third person (to an extent), so it doesn't really surprise me.
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