Hearing what we would like to hear: The prima facie view of indirect self‐talk

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• The study aims to evaluate how variations in self-talk (first-person vs. second-person) affect motivation and performance, challenging existing explanations based on psychological distance.
• Examined the effects of first-person and second-person pronouns in self-talk on motivation and emotion regulation.
• Developed an alternative account based on perceptual imagination rather than psychological distance.
• Analyzed associative responses to grammatical structures used in self-address.
• Indirect self-talk using 'You' or one's own name enhances motivation more than 'I'.
• The study finds that effects are better explained by how language influences perception and self-address.
• Results indicate that individuals respond differently to personal pronouns, affecting emotional outcomes.