Mental Imagery Flashcards
1
Q
What modalities can imagery come in?
A
- Visual
- Auditory
- Tactile/haptic
- Olfactory
- Gustatory
- Interoceptive
2
Q
Semantic priming
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Semantic priming is when you hear or see a word and related words come to mind very easily
3
Q
What is a basic definition of propositional representations?
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A set of key words, instructions, or logical expressions
4
Q
What did the Kosslyn et al. (1978) Scanning experiment suggest?
A
Suggested that people had analogical, imagistic representations being activated in memory
5
Q
In Shephered and Matzler (1971), what happened as the angular disparity increased?
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The time took for participants to confirm they were the same object increased
6
Q
Aphantasia
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Aphantasia is the inability to produce mental imagery
7
Q
How many people have aphantasia?
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1-4%
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