Mental states representations: phenomenological and experimental characteristics

The article presents the results of a study of phenomenological and experimental characteristics of mental states representations (associative, conceptual, evaluative and imaginative indicators). The methods used to identify explicit and implicit indicators of associative connections in the context of «mental state– situation», for comparison of representations with the dictionary information, semantic differential, and others. The results indicate that mental states representations are formation, having a specific configuration and certain properties associated with the quality of mental state: the spatial organization, nuclear components, variative characteristics, stability of manifestations and independency from situations of human life.

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