Undergraduates' conceptions of cognitive functions of mental imagery.
A questionnaire was administered to 42 undergraduates to study what they thought about the role of mental images in memorizing, problem-solving, musing, and everyday-life activities. Analysis showed that, according to students' conceptions, imagery is more useful in undirected than in directed thinking and that the efficacy of visual images is rated higher when they are employed to represent mentally concrete than abstract material.
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Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D003210:Concept Formation; D005260:Female; D006809:Humanities; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D011340:Problem Solving; D012586:Science