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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450450403321

Titolo

Stretching the imagination [[electronic resource] ] : representation and transformation in mental imagery / / Cesaro Cornoldi ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1996

ISBN

0-19-802600-5

1-280-45161-0

0-19-535673-X

1-4237-3573-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Counterpoints

Altri autori (Persone)

CornoldiCesare

Disciplina

153.3/2

Soggetti

Mental representation

Perception

Imagery (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Counterpoints in Perception and Mental Imagery: Introduction; 2. When Imagery Fails: Effects of Verbal Receding on Accessibility of Visual Memories; 3. The Many Faces of Mental Images; 4. The Nonambiguity of Mental Images; 5. Ducks, Rabbits, and Hedgehogs: Resolution, Impasse, or Fostered Debate?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first volume in the Counterpoints Series, which explores the issues being debated in psychology, child development, linguistics, and neuroscience. Each volume consists of the presentation of three or four extensive chapters by researchers representing key points of view on the issue. This text examines one of the liveliest areas of debate in psychology today, the relationship between perception and mental imagery. A variety of recent studies have pointed to the existence of a strong relationship between memory and mental representation, while others have shown that images are open