Mental Imagery
What is mental imagery?
The mental representation of objects or stimuli that are not physically present.
Which researchers studied mental rotation in 1971?
Shepard and Metzler.
What are the two main theories about how mental images are stored?
Analog code and propositional code.
What is auditory imagery?
Mentally imagining sounds that are not actually present.
What is a cognitive map?
A mental representation of geographic information.
What type of memory helps us create mental images?
Long-term memory.
What happens to reaction time when the angle of rotation increases?
Reaction time increases.
Which theory suggests mental images are similar to pictures?
Analog theory.
What does pitch refer to?
How high or low a sound is.
What is a heuristic?
A mental shortcut used to solve problems or make judgments.
Name one area where mental imagery is useful.
Problem solving, creativity, science, or clinical psychology.
Mental rotation research suggests mental images behave similarly to what?
Physical objects in the real world.
Which theory suggests mental images are stored like language?
Propositional code.
What does timbre refer to?
The quality or tone of a sound.
What is border bias?
The tendency to think locations are farther apart if they are in different countries or regions.