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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cornoldi, Cesare, author.

Series:

Counterpoints (Oxford University Press)

Oxford scholarship online.

Counterpoints

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental representation.

Perception.

Imagery (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773691-2

0-19-802600-5

1-280-45161-0

0-19-535673-X

1-4237-3573-0

OCLC:

475956615