Relationship between visual and motor imagery.
The relationship between visual and motor imagery was investigated by administering a battery of visual and motor imagery measures to a sample of 101 men (n=49) and women (n=52), who ranged in age from 18 to 59 (M=34.5, SD= 12.6). A principal components analysis applied to the correlation matrix indicated four underlying components, which explained 62.9% of the variance. The components were named Implicit Visual Imagery Ability, Self-report of Visual and Motor Imagery, Implicit Motor Imagery Ability, and Explicit Motor Imagery Ability. These results suggested a dissociation between visual and motor imagery although visual and motor imagery were associated as self-reports and there were correlations among particular measures.
McAvinue
Laura P
LP
Psychology Department, Aras an Phiarsaigh, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. laura.mcavinue@hotmail.com
Robertson
Ian H
IH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001077:Aptitude Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003867:Depth Perception; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009043:Motor Activity; D009949:Orientation; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013028:Space Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014796:Visual Perception