Suppose that you have a mental image of your favorite male actor. If that image is stored in a propositional code, the representation would emphasize
a. spatial relationships, including information about angles and lines.
b. a correspondence between the mental imagery and perceptual imagery.
c. a language-like description.
d. spatial relationships for the actor's general shape, but a language-like description for the details of his face.
Question 2According to the introduction of the chapter on imagery,
a. people often create mental images, but they seldom use these images in problem solving or other higher mental processes.
b. students report that they use visual imagery and auditory imagery equally often.
c. psychologists have conducted more research on visual imagery than any other kind of imagery.
d. the first psychologists to pay attention to imagery were the radical behaviorists, in the late 1920s.
Question 3Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the current importance of mental imagery and spatial skills?
a. Assaf: Spatial ability plays a very important part in careers related to science and technology.
b. Lucille: Within the area of mental imagery, people now conduct more research on auditory imagery than on visual imagery.
c. Sondra: Elementary school teachers in the U.S. are now emphasizing spatial skills much more than in the previous decade.
d. Evgeni: Unfortunately, people cannot greatly improve their spatial skills, once they have reached early adolescence.
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