PSYC 336 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Image, Occipital Lobe, Attribute Substitution

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 336
• Professor: Appleton-Knapp

Document Summary

Similarities and differences in visually examining a mental image compared to visually examining things in real life, including the distinction between visual and spatial imagery. Self-report data a form of evidence in which the person is asked directly about their own thoughts or experiences. May reported that they could inspect their images like a picture. Implies a mode of representation (picture-like) that"s consistent with our informal manner of describing mental images as pictures in the head . Differed widely from one another in their self-reports. Some = photographic clarity, rich in detail. Some = sketchy images or no images at all. No sense were they seeing these scenes. People differ enormously in their imagery. Some are visualizers, and others are not. The pattern of what information is included depends on the mode of. Description prominent features will be distinctive and strongly. Depiction size and position will determine what"s prominent and associated with the object benign described what"s not.