British Journal of Educational Psychology · 1964 · 57 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyIndividual DifferencesPsychometricsVisual PerceptionMental ImagerySkill AcquisitionChi-square TestImagery AbilitiesKinaesthetic Imagery
The study compared vividness and autonomy of imagery in 32 males aged 18–21 with their performance on the first attempt at a physically practiced skill after six days of mental rehearsal, using the Mann‑Whitney U test to assess significance. No significant correlations were found between vividness of visual, kinaesthetic, or general imagery and performance scores, autonomy of imagery was marginally non‑significant, and combined vivid autonomous imagery was associated with lower criterion scores. Summary.
S ummary . The vividness and autonomy of imagery of thirty‐two males, aged 18–21 years, was compared with their performance scores obtained at their first attempt to perform a physical skill which they had been mentally practising for six days. First order correlations between vividness of Visual, Kinaesthetic and General Imagery, and the criterion performance scores were insignificant. Autonomy of imagery had a chi square with the criterion which fell marginally short of 5 per cent. significance, but this level was achieved using the Mann‐Whitney U Test. When combinations of autonomy and vividness were compared with criterion scores it appeared that vivid autonomous imagery was associated with low criterion scores in this sample.