Felt-Coherence State
A self-reported moment of strong felt coherence during interaction, in which prior internal tension eases and the user reports a sense of things fitting together. The construct refers to the user's subjective state, not to any property of the AI.
Operational Definition
Graded condition: immediately after a target exchange, the user rates the degree to which they experienced reduced tension and an increased sense of coherence. It is an anchored single-administration rating tied to a specific exchange, not a counted discrete event.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Post-exchange self-report on two 1-7 Likert items (tension release; felt coherence), optionally paired with a brief calmness self-report for convergent validity.