<p>This term gets thrown around quite a lot on cogsci.SE. States (or maybe, to my understanding, states of mind, psychological states, or mental states) could be defined as schemas of a temporal nature (they last a certain period of time before the next one begins). Is there too little information in the question right now to get me any feedback? This is actually inspired by an answer from <a href="https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/8601/how-other-than-pharmacotherapy-can-those-diagnosed-with-thought-disorders-be-t">another question</a></p>

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2014-12-11T03:24:26.727Z
Are you after literature? A textbook? Or an explanation of "States of mind"?
AliceD
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2014-12-11T05:52:46.973Z
I don't even know if there's a wiki article, so anything helps
jiniyt
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2014-12-12T02:49:45.070Z
Try "mental state" instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_state
Arnon Weinberg
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If it 'gets thrown around quite a lot', possibly you could link to the question you do not fully understand to put this into context. Or, ask for clarification through a comment on the specific question? This question as it stands is very unclear what exactly you are looking for.
Steven Jeuris
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Where can one read about states?
jiniyt
# Where can one read about states?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-10)

This term gets thrown around quite a lot on cogsci.SE. States (or maybe, to my understanding, states of mind, psychological states, or mental states) could be defined as schemas of a temporal nature (they last a certain period of time before the next one begins). Is there too little information in the question right now to get me any feedback? This is actually inspired by an answer from [another question](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/8601/how-other-than-pharmacotherapy-can-those-diagnosed-with-thought-disorders-be-t)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you after literature? A textbook? Or an explanation of "States of mind"?  
> **username_0**: I don't even know if there's a wiki article, so anything helps  
> **username_2**: Try "mental state" instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_state  
> **username_3**: If it 'gets thrown around quite a lot', possibly you could link to the question you do not fully understand to put this into context. Or, ask for clarification through a comment on the specific question? This question as it stands is very unclear what exactly you are looking for.  

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