Cognitive psychology: the study of internal thought processes such as problem-solving, memory, perception, and speech.
For most of us, that internal thought of "What on God's earth have I done?" might be limited to ordering a terrible beer then knowing you have to drink the whole pint, or discussing politics with some evangelical Christians, or accidentally killing a cat you were supposed to be looking after.
"It's always been this completely internal thought process for me, so to suddenly find myself speaking out loud — it was kind of weird".
"Sometimes our internal thought processes are not working in our favor," he said.
"We take a lot of our daily lives and experiences for granted, letting internal thoughts and concerns stop us from fully engaging with experiences as they happen.
The story is narrated in what people call the "close third person"—that is, although Carl is referred to as "he," what we read are, for the most part, his internal thoughts and responses to the world around him.
The High Commission tried people for heresy, based on their internal thoughts and private beliefs, in "a trap to catch unwary or ingenuous men - 'an unlawful process of poking about in the speculation of finding something chargeable'".
Speech may convey a sense of incoherence; the conversational style often includes monologues about topics that bore the listener, fails to provide context for comments, or fails to suppress internal thoughts.
But Shadow Chancellor George Osborne told the channel: "We have found out the Prime Minister's internal thoughts and I think they speak for themselves and the Prime Minister has got a lot of explaining to do.
If you are trying to explore an idea through multiple narrators, but want to show their emotions through action and dialogue, rather than internal thoughts, the objective third person omniscient pov may be right for you.
