Inner Speech is not so Simple: A Commentary on Cho and Wu (2013)
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We welcome Cho and Wu’s (1) suggestion that the study of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) could be improved by contrasting and testing more explanatory models. However, we have some worries both about their criticisms of inner speech-based self-monitoring (ISS) models and whether their proposed spontaneous activation (SA) model is explanatory.
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Attempts to evaluate the inner speech model of AVHs have been limited by impoverished conceptions of inner speech and inappropriate methods for eliciting it.
“Attempts to evaluate the inner speech model of AVHs have also been limited by impoverished conceptions of inner speech and inappropriate methods for eliciting it (Jones & Fernyhough, 2007; Moseley & Wilkinson, 2014).”
From Inner Speech: Development, Cognitive Functions, Phenomenology, and Neurobiology (2015) · cites this paper as Moseley & Wilkinson, 2014
In the paper’s main text (page unavailable), Moseley and Wilkinson argue that critiques of the inner-speech model rely on an overly simple conception of inner speech. They also mention potential problems with one study’s introspective measures, but do not say that attempts to test the model were limited by inappropriate methods for eliciting inner speech. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Moseley, P., & Wilkinson, S.
- Affiliations
- Durham University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Moseley, Peter
- Wilkinson, Sam
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2014-04-22
- Volume
- 5
- Pages
- 42-42
- ISSN
- 1664-0640 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4001019
- OpenAlex
- W2117659201
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (acceptedVersion)
- CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (acceptedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (098455, WT098455MA)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Keywords
- auditory verbal hallucinations, inner speech, explanatory models
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