Table 2 All thirteen experience-sampling questions, with corresponding labels used in word clouds and the minimum (1) and maximum (4) scale labels.
From: Differences in ongoing thought between autistic and non-autistic adults
Label | Question | 1 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Deliberate | My thoughts were… | Spontaneous | Deliberate |
Detail | My thoughts were detailed | Not at all | Completely |
Emotion | My thoughts were | Negative | Positive |
Focus | My thoughts were focused on the task | Not at all | Completely |
Habit | My thoughts were similar to thoughts I often have | Not at all | Completely |
Important | My thoughts were on topics I care about | Not at all | Completely |
Images | My thoughts were in the form of images | Not at all | Completely |
Words | My thoughts were in the form of words | Not at all | Completely |
Others | My thoughts involved other people | Not at all | Completely |
Past | My thoughts were in the past | Not at all | Completely |
Future | My thoughts were in the future | Not at all | Completely |
Self | My thoughts involved myself | Not at all | Completely |
Vivid | My thoughts were vivid as if I was there | Not at all | Completely |