Imagery

Mental Imagery &
Cognitive Maps

● Visual Imagery

○ Classical Research

○ Factors that Influence

● Auditory Imagery

● Cognitive Maps

Agenda

Imagery are mental
representation of
things not currently
seen or sensed

External representations
refer to how we see and
communicate concepts

a. Analogous
b. Symbolic

Multiple Choice

In the Imagery Debate, the quote, "a picture is worth a thousand words" best represents ____.

• Propositional Code

• Analog Code

• Mental Representation

• Internal Representation

Multiple Choice

Which among the following do not provide support for the view that we use the analog perspective in representing mental imagery?

• influence of verbal codes

• capacity for mental rotation

• activation of the visual cortext

• study of individuals with brain damge

Multiple Choice

We primarily use propositional codes to store mental imagery.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Did the previous image contain a parallelogram?

• Yes

• No

• What's a parallelogram? :/

• Maybe :)

Open Ended

What figure did you see originally? What other figure can you see?

Poll

Are you visualizer, someone able to construct strong mental imagery, or a verbalizer, someone reliant on verbal descriptors?

• Visualizer

• Verbalizer

• Both

• Nether?i

Questions or
clarifications?

​This is particulary significant if mental imagery impedes on the same sensory modality.

Multiple Choice

No gender difference exists in spatial ability.

• True

• False

Questions or
clarifications?