The Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire: a review.
The psychometric properties of Richardson's 1977 Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire have been studied by analyzing papers in which this questionnaire was employed. Such review showed that the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire does not measure a unidimensional construct and does not predict the actual use of mental imagery in thinking. Further, a lack of long-term reliability of the questionnaire emerged. In conclusion, use of the questionnaire to assess the verbal-visual cognitive style appears questionable.
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Catholic University of Milan, Italia. antoniet@mi.unicatt.it
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D005133:Eye Movements; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014796:Visual Perception