?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Characteristics+of+an+effective+internal+dialogue+in+the+acquisition+of+self-information&rft.creator=Morin%2C+Alain&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=This+article+raises+the+question+of+how+self-talk+mediates+self-awareness.+It+is+argued+that+the+process+of+acquiring+self-information%0Acan+be+seen+as+a+problem-solving+task%2C+and+that+self-talk+can+facilitate+this+process+(as+it+does+for+any+other+problem)+by+promoting+a%0Aprecise+formulation+and+approach+to+the+problem%2C+by+adequately+focusing+attention+on+the+task%2C+and+through+constant+self-evaluations.+A%0Acomplementary+analysis+of+the+possible+characteristics+of+an+effective+internal+dialogue+in+the+acquisition+of+self-information+is%0Aundertaken.+Among+other+things%2C+taking+others'+perspective+through+self-talk%2C+possessing+a+rich+vocabulary+about+oneself%2C+and+paying%0Aattention+to+the+content+of+one's+self-talk+are+believed+to+be+important+in+that+respect.+Clinical+implications+raised+by+this+analysis+are+also%0Adiscussed.&rft.date=1995&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2485%2F1%2FICP.pdf&rft.identifier=++Morin%2C+Alain++(1995)+Characteristics+of+an+effective+internal+dialogue+in+the+acquisition+of+self-information.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2485%2F