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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812257903321

Autore

Cornoldi Cesare

Titolo

Stretching the imagination : representation and transformation in mental imagery / / Cesare Cornoldi [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-773691-2

0-19-802600-5

1-280-45161-0

0-19-535673-X

1-4237-3573-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Counterpoints

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

153.3/2

Soggetti

Mental representation

Perception

Imagery (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1996.

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