Response imagery: aftereffects and reminiscence.
In two experiments, subjects imagined themselves performing a tracking task under a massed practice schedule. After interpolated rest or no rest, subjects actually performed the criterion task. Some subjects' imagery was augmented with sounds that matched the temporal characteristics of the criterion task. These subjects produced greater aftereffects than subjects who imaged without augmentation or subjects provided with imagery augmentation matching a variation of the criterion. Reminiscence (performance gain attributed to interpolated rest) was demonstrated with imagery, except when the accompanying augmentation was faster than the criterion.
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Division of Health and Physical Education, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Roenker
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall