Participants in a study by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Thomas Figurski (1982)wore beepers for a week.When the beeper sounded at random intervals,participants wrote down what they were thinking about.Which of the following thoughts was most likely to have been recorded by their participants?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Csikszentmihalyi and Figurski's study focused on the concept of "flow," or a state of complete engagement and satisfaction in an activity. In this context, participants who were experiencing flow would likely be fully immersed in the task at hand and less likely to be thinking about abstract self-improvement goals or criticisms (such as those described in options A, B, and C) or physical behaviors (such as option D). Option E is the most task-oriented and therefore the most likely thought to have been recorded by the participants.

Participants in a Study by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Thomas Figurski