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Terje Sparby^1,2,3, Anna-Lena Lumma¹, Friedrich Edelhäuser^2,4,5

¹Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.

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Summary

Micro-phenomenological self-inquiry, a method for enhancing first-person experience reports, was tested for reliability with untrained subjects. The study found that self-inquiry alone is insufficient, and training is required for accurate micro-phenomenology.

Keywords:

Decision making first-person reports micro-phenomenology reliability self-inquiry

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Psychology
Phenomenology

Background:

Micro-phenomenology enhances first-person experience reports.
Typically, it involves a second-person interviewer guiding the subject.
Self-inquiry offers potential time and cost benefits but raises questions about reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

To test the reliability of micro-phenomenological self-inquiry with untrained subjects.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a guiding document for self-administered micro-phenomenology.
To investigate reasons for potential failures in replicating previous findings.

Main Methods:

Replication of a prior experimental design assessing micro-phenomenology's impact on report reliability.
Utilized a micro-phenomenological self-inquiry format with a guiding document.
Employed untrained subjects for the self-inquiry process.

Main Results:

The experiment failed to replicate previous findings on increased report reliability.
The micro-phenomenological self-inquiry format, as implemented, did not yield reliable results.
Potential reasons include methodological flaws, ineffective self-inquiry format, or the necessity of training.

Conclusions:

The self-inquiry format alone is insufficient for conducting reliable micro-phenomenological studies.
Formal training in micro-phenomenology is essential for untrained subjects to achieve reliable self-inquiry.
Further discussion is needed on testing the general reliability of micro-phenomenological reports.