STRUCTURE OF PHENOMENAL STATES DURING MENTAL ROTATION ACTIVITY IN BLIND INDIVIDUALS
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https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v31i1.61714Keywords:
Visually disabled;, mental representation;, mental rotation.Abstract
This study aimed to map the structure of emerging phenomenal states during mental rotation activities using touch as a sensory source in visually impaired individuals. The sample included congenitally blind individuals (7 participants) and individuals with acquired blindness (10 participants), who were subjected to mental rotation activity as a self-focusing task, in which geometric stimuli were presented for tactile exploration and mental image construction. Subsequently, the Phenomenological-Cognitive Interview of Self-Conscious States (EFEA) was administered. Our findings confirmed that visually impaired individuals, when using touch as a sensory source, can, through this stimulation, create and experience complex phenomenal states that mediate access to ongoing inner experience. These results contribute significantly to the beginning of the systematization of knowledge regarding this important issue, which is still a gap in current cognitive theory, especially in visually impaired individuals. The findings highlight the need to consider new methodological procedures that can reliably access the phenomenal states experienced by individuals with visual impairments, broadening the current understanding of cognitive research on the phenomenal mind in this population.
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