?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Inner+speech+as+a+mediator+of+self-awareness%2C+self-consciousness%2C+and+self-knowledge%3A+An+hypothesis&rft.creator=Morin%2C+Alain&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Little+is+known+with+regard+to+the+precise+cognitive+tools+the+self+uses+in+acquiring+and+processing+information+about+itself.+In+this+article%2C+we+underline+the+possibility+that+inner+speech+might+just+represent+one+such+cognitive+process.+Duval+and+Wicklund's+theory+of+self-awareness+and+the+selfconsciousness%2C+and+self-knowledge+body+of+work+that+was+inspired+by+it+are+reviewed%2C+and+the+suggestion+is+put+forward+that+inner+speech+parallels+the+state+of+self-awareness%2C+is+more+frequently+used+among+highly+self-conscious+persons%2C+and+represents+an+effective%2C+if+not+indispensable%2C+tool+involved+in+the+formation+of+the+self-concept.+The+possibility+is+also+raised+that+the+extent+to+which+one+uses+inner+speech+could+partially+explain+individual+differences+in+self-consciousness+and+self-knowledge.+A+selective+review+of+the+private+and+inner+speech+literature+is+presented%2C+and+some+possible+ways+of+testing+the+hypothesis+by+using+pre-existing+techniques+are+proposed+in+the+hope+of+stimulating+empirical+investigations.+Some+implications+are+outlined+in+conclusion&rft.date=1990&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2559%2F1%2FNIP.PDF&rft.identifier=++Morin%2C+Alain++(1990)+Inner+speech+as+a+mediator+of+self-awareness%2C+self-consciousness%2C+and+self-knowledge%3A+An+hypothesis.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2559%2F