Understanding Unconscious Thoughts of the Self: Imaginative Metaphor Elicitation Technique in Qualitative Research

Perlin Naz Cömert; Yonca Deniz Gürol

Article Details

Understanding Unconscious Thoughts of the Self: Imaginative Metaphor Elicitation Technique in Qualitative Research

Authors:

Perlin Naz Cömert | Yonca Deniz Gürol

Publisher:

Yildiz Technical University

Main Topics:

Ekonometri (Diğer)

Journal:

Yildiz Social Science Review Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.64-72

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001309658

pISSN:

2149-4363

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Abstract:

 Qualitative studies unveil the profound characteristics of human experiences. Particularly, qualitative studies using metaphor elicitation techniques have the opportunity to explore un-conscious thoughts which reflects participants deepest thoughts and feelings about a con-cept. As most human thinking is unconscious, research tools analyzing unconscious thoughts are necessary especially in social sciences. In this article, metaphor elicitation techniques are explained and their implementation is depicted stage by stage. In this context, the process of using each technique is described in detail and related examples are presented. Finally, a relatively new technique used by Nardon  Hari 2021, Imaginative Metaphor Elicitation is explicated and the importance of this new technique is emphasized by encouraging future studies to use this technique.

 Qualitative studies unveil the profound characteristics of human experiences. Particularly, qualitative studies using metaphor elicitation techniques have the opportunity to explore un-conscious thoughts which reflects participants deepest thoughts and feelings about a con-cept. As most human thinking is unconscious, research tools analyzing unconscious thoughts are necessary especially in social sciences. In this article, metaphor elicitation techniques are explained and their implementation is depicted stage by stage. In this context, the process of using each technique is described in detail and related examples are presented. Finally, a relatively new technique used by Nardon  Hari 2021, Imaginative Metaphor Elicitation is explicated and the importance of this new technique is emphasized by encouraging future studies to use this technique.

 Qualitative studies unveil the profound characteristics of human experiences. Particularly, qualitative studies using metaphor elicitation techniques have the opportunity to explore un-conscious thoughts which reflects participants deepest thoughts and feelings about a con-cept. As most human thinking is unconscious, research tools analyzing unconscious thoughts are necessary especially in social sciences. In this article, metaphor elicitation techniques are explained and their implementation is depicted stage by stage. In this context, the process of using each technique is described in detail and related examples are presented. Finally, a relatively new technique used by Nardon  Hari 2021, Imaginative Metaphor Elicitation is explicated and the importance of this new technique is emphasized by encouraging future studies to use this technique.

 Nitel çalışmalar insan deneyimlerinin derindeki özelliklerini ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Özellikle me-tafor çıkarma tekniklerini kullanan nitel araştırmalar, katılımcıların bir kavram hakkındaki en derin düşünce ve duygularını yansıtan bilinçdışı düşüncelerini keşfetme fırsatına sahiptir. İnsan düşüncesinin çoğu bilinçsiz olduğundan, özellikle sosyal bilimlerde bilinçdışı düşünceleri analiz eden araştırma araçlarına ihtiyaç vardır. Bu makalede metafor çıkarımı teknikleri açıklanmakta ve uygulanışı aşama aşama anlatılmaktadır. Bu bağlamda her tekniğin kullanım süreci ayrıntılı olarak anlatılmış ve ilgili örnekler sunulmuştur. Son olarak, Nardon  Hari 2021 tarafından kullanılan ve nispeten yeni bir teknik olan imgesel metafor çıkarımı tekniği tanıtılarak ve gelecek çalışmalarda bu tekniğin kullanılması teşvik edilerek bu yeni tekniğin önemi vurgulanmıştır.

Article Details

Understanding Unconscious Thoughts of the Self: Imaginative Metaphor Elicitation Technique in Qualitative Research

Authors:

Perlin Naz Cömert | Yonca Deniz Gürol

Publisher:

Yildiz Technical University

Main Topics:

Ekonometri (Diğer)

Journal:

Yildiz Social Science Review Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.64-72

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001309658

pISSN:

2149-4363

Metaphor

imaginative metaphor elicitation

zaltman metaphor elicitation

forced metaphor elicitation

qualitative researchMetafor

imgesel metafor çıkarımı tekniği

zaltman metafor çıkarımıtekniği

zorlayıcı metafor çıkarımı tekniği

nitel araştırma

metaphor çıkarımı

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Perlin Naz Cömert | Yonca Deniz Gürol

Publisher: Yildiz Technical University

Main Topics: Ekonometri (Diğer)

Journal: Yildiz Social Science Review Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.64-72

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001309658

pISSN: 2149-4363

Issues

Authors:

Perlin Naz Cömert | Yonca Deniz Gürol

Publisher:

Yildiz Technical University

Main Topics:

Ekonometri (Diğer)

Journal:

Yildiz Social Science Review Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.64-72

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001309658

pISSN:

2149-4363