Essays about: "aphantasia"

Found 2 essays containing the word aphantasia.

1. 1. Age Differences and the Impact of Mental Imagery in a Method of Loci Training Task

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Mari Wingård; [2023]
   Keywords : Mental imagery; memory enhancement; memory training; Method of Loci; age; age-related decline; aphantasia;

   Abstract : Gaining knowledge about methods of memory enhancement is important because it allows us to develop effective strategies and interventions to increase memory performance, optimize cognitive function, and potentially alleviate memory-related challenges such as age-related cognitive decline or memory disorders. This thesis aims to examine the influence of age on self-reported mental imagery (MI) experiences and investigate the potential effects of age and MI on memory training performance using the Method of Loci (MoL). READ MORE

3. 2. Interpreting Mental Rotation Performance in Self-Described Aphantasia through Cognitive Penetrability

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Dániel Pénzes; [2023]
   Keywords : mental imagery debate; cognitive penetrability; aphantasia; VVIQ; OSIQ; mental rotation;

   Abstract : Mental images are unique mental representations and the depictive view in the imagery debate states that mental images have similar spatial structures as their corresponding external object. The propositional view, however, contends that beliefs about the external world influence a mental image – also known as the cognitive penetrability theory –, therefore mental images cannot be described in visual terms. READ MORE