Mental Imagery
What is mental imagery?
Mental representation of stimuli that is not present physically.
The imagery debate argues if mental images are...
Analog vs. propositional
Who conducted the classic mental rotation study?
Shepard and Metzler
What does auditory imagery imagine?
Sounds
What are cognitive maps?
Mental representations of spatial layouts
What does mental imagery rely on?
Top-down processing
What is imagery according to Stephen Kosslyn?
Analog
Typically, what is the reaction time in mental rotation studies?
Reaction time increases as rotation increases
How do musicians use auditory imagery?
Musicians imagine melodies
What do cognitive maps help people do?
They help people navigate different environments
Experimentally speaking, what is mental imagery considered?
Considered difficult to study
What is imagery according to Zenon Pylyshyn?
Propositional
Findings from mental rotation supports what idea of imagery?
Analog
What does auditory imagery rely on?
Long-term memory
Who developed the idea of cognitive maps?
Tolman
How is mental imagery used?
To solve spatial issues
What is the mental imagery in the propositional view?
Symbolic descriptions
What does a larger rotation angle result in?
Slower decisions
What about imagery does auditory imagery demonstrate?
Imagery is multisensory
What do cognitive maps represent?
Mental representations of spatial relationships
How does mental imagery differ from perception?
Imagery does not need sensory input
What format does the imagery debate focus on?
Mental representation
What do tasks of mental rotation demonstrate?
Mental images tend to behave as if they were real objects
Give an example of active auditory imagery
Hearing a song in your head
What is one thing cognitive maps are important for?
Orientation, Spatial memory, or navigation