Voluntary Challenge, Hallucination, Imagery, and Motor Mindful Scale (VCHIMMS)
PsyArXiv Preprints October 31, 2026 preprint DOI: osf:4pybc_v1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Imaginative suggestions Phenomenological control Cognitive psychology Consciousness |
| Key points | Proposes that the Challenge, Hallucination, Imagery, and Motor Suggestion Scale be reformulated as the Voluntary Challenge, Hallucination, Imagery, and Motor Mindful Scale (VCHIMMS), shifting its instructions from imaginative suggestions for automatic, involuntary behaviour to mindful, voluntary behaviour. |
Abstract
The Voluntary Challenge, Hallucination, Imagery, and Motor Mindful Scale (VCHIMMS) is a reformulation of the Challenge, Hallucination, Imagery, and Motor Suggestion Scale (Sheldrake & Dienes, 2026) as instructions for mindful, voluntary behaviour, as opposed to imaginative suggestions for automatic, involuntary behaviour.
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