3 different kinds of verbal information

Via Protocol Analysis: Verbal Reports as Data,

3 different kinds of verbal information:

1. Current-State: "be", "have", present tense
2. Future-State (aka intention or goals): "want to have", "like to have", future tense
3. Modal-State (aka hypothetical or conjectural): "if...", "assume", "guess", "maybe", "perhaps"