An inquiry into the construct validity of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire.
The construct validity of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ) was investigated using a series of visual memory tasks. Subjects were shown a picture after completing the questionnaire. Their ability to recall that picture was probed through a free-recall procedure, drawing, two spatial-recall tasks, and a multiple-choice questionnaire. Scores on the VVIQ were statistically unrelated to performance on any of the memory tasks demonstrating a lack of support for construct validity as a measure of visual memory imagery.
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Psychology Department, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa 52001.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014796:Visual Perception