Does it count as “verbal thinking” if, when doing some math, I’m thinking of a sequence (or structure of some kind) of characters, but don’t have a distinct subvocalization for all the characters?
Like, if there are 3 different F symbols that refer to different things, I’ll be thinking of a way to manipulate these symbols, and I will subvocalize each f symbol as “eff”, but will have the specific symbol in mind.
Like, if I’m thinking about, say , “F(x)-f(x)” I might rearrange some expressions in my head, but I don’t necessarily subvocalize “small eff” or “big eff” so much as “eff”.
I guess this is still verbal, but the verbal thoughts might not capture the entirety of the thought?
Unless thinking in a sequence of symbols, even without any subvocalization, would still count as verbal?
Like, if there are 3 different F symbols that refer to different things, I’ll be thinking of a way to manipulate these symbols, and I will subvocalize each f symbol as “eff”, but will have the specific symbol in mind.
Like, if I’m thinking about, say , “F(x)-f(x)” I might rearrange some expressions in my head, but I don’t necessarily subvocalize “small eff” or “big eff” so much as “eff”.
I guess this is still verbal, but the verbal thoughts might not capture the entirety of the thought?
Unless thinking in a sequence of symbols, even without any subvocalization, would still count as verbal?