Scientific American article on daydreaming

Hey all,

Came across an interesting article outlining the history of psychological research into daydreaming...referred to as "mind wandering" in the article. 

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/12/22/the-origi...

It discusses three types of daydreaming personalities:

"Three main styles of daydreaming emerged from the scales: Positive-Constructive Daydreaming (representing playful, wishful and constructive imagery), Guilty-Dysphoric Daydreaming (representing obsessive, anguished fantasies), and Poor Attentional Control (representing the inability to concentrate on ongoing thought or external tasks). "

It also talks a bit about our biological need to daydream, and impacts of daydreaming on standardized testing. Quite interesting.

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Comment by S K on October 23, 2013 at 1:06pm

Cool. I remember reading Kaufman's views on Huff Po on mind wandering and intelligence. Matthew has posted a link by the same author in Huff Po on creativity and mental illness. That's the third article in 2 wks. I think he unknowingly tapped into an audience he didn't know he or his work had.

Comment by Stormy on October 21, 2013 at 5:23pm

Oh wow! Thanks, I'm going to check this out.

Comment by Cordellia Amethyste Rose on October 20, 2013 at 8:52pm

Interesting.  Did you see the one from Scientific American Mind?  I was interviewed for it, and the site was mentioned.  

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