PSYCH207 Lecture Notes - Dual Code, Mental Rotation, Interference Theory
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History of mental imagery: aristotle, descartes, locke mental images are essential part of thought. Wundt mental images are essential part of thought, studied imagery in lab with introspective methods. Behaviorist thought there was no such thing, no way to study it, scientifically. During the cognitive revolution, there started to be experimental studies done and computational modeling. Mnemonics various techniques are used to increase chances of remembering, many but not all use imagery. Method of loci (location) imagine a series of places that have a specific order to them, imagine the items that you have to remember in those locations. Binding the item you want to recall is binding it to a place you know. You need to really know the place you are binding them onto. Ross and lawrence: when trained with method of loci, students could recall 38/40. Technique of interacting images: paired associate learning, imagery better than non-imagery, interacting images better than non-interacting images.