PSYCH 120A Chapter 11.3: 11.3
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Instead images are inherently organized just as percepts are, unambiguous and resistant to reinterpretation. Images are like pictures in the fact that images show exactly what the form looks like. Creating an image will make some attributes of a form more prominent than others. Can influence what further ideas the image calls to mind. Images are inherently organized in a fashion that pictures are not. Can influence sequence of thoughts with your understanding guiding which discoveries will easily flow from an image. Images seem to be stored in memory in a piecemeal fashion. To form an image you need to activate the nodes specifying the image frame (depicts the form"s global shape) Elaborations can be added to create a full detailed image. Images containing more parts or more details take longer to create. Imagers have some degree of control over how much detail there is.
