PSY270H1 Lecture 9: PSY270H1F Lecture 9
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Neuroscience of imagery fmri: tms, neuropsychology. Imagery & memory: mnemonics (distinctiveness, eidetic memory synethesia. A) they can account for family resemblance: both. B) they can explain priming effects: both. C) they can easily take into account atypical cases. E) they can involve an avg of common category numbers: prototypes. Mental pics like seeing w/o visual stimulation. Helpful: imagery in sport: sports psychology: when an athlete takes time imagine well executed, well-timed, elegant performance improve performance later on when literally engaged in spot. Problem: not a bhvr tough to measure, count, control, manipulate ( the imagery debate: one of the most private experiences we can have. Paivio: words that represent concrete objects are represented twice in memory (concrete ex. Tv remote, computer can touch: verbal/linguistic attributes. Imaginal/abstract attributes: attributes related to visual representation of objects. Increases likelihood of recalling concrete items.
