PSYC 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Coding Theory, Stimulus Modality, Absolute Pitch
6 Nov 2018
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But, mental imagery does not always have to be visual imagery. Breaks down the mental representation of events into two categories, verbal (logogens) and non-verbal (imagens), that can act in a separate or interactive fashion. Gave participants pairs of words (each word could either be concrete (chair) or abstract (idea)) Participants were tested on how well they could recall one word when presented with its pair. Participants remembered concrete words more than abstract words. The left hemisphere of the brain should primarily be involved in the verbal components of mental imagery. The right hemisphere should primarily be involved in the non-verbal components of mental imagery. Not necessarily higher recruitment of right hemisphere areas for concrete words, but instead a different pattern of activation. Musicians seem to hear musical imagery more often than non-musicians non-musicians. High ratings of vividness do not necessarily lead to better memory performance.
