Essays about: "mental imagery"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words mental imagery.
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1. The World of Dungeons & Dragons in the EFL Classroom : A literary study on worldbuilding, mental imagery, immersion and applications of Dungeons & Dragons in the EFL Classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : In a world where gamification is increasingly prevalent, Dungeons & Dragons is a vast, seemingly untapped arena into which students in an EFL classroom could potentially venture. By exploring the various applications of the hugely popular tabletop role-playing game, there are several aspects in which students and teachers can explore in order to find practical as well as theoretical uses for a role-playing game of this size and scope. READ MORE
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2. Age Differences and the Impact of Mental Imagery in a Method of Loci Training Task
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : 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
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3. Interpreting Mental Rotation Performance in Self-Described Aphantasia through Cognitive Penetrability
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : 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
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4. The Mind in Focus: The effects of various concentration strategies on musical performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i MalmöAbstract : This paper investigates the efficacy of using various concentration strategies during musical performance in order to redirect the mind away from distracting thoughts and back to the present moment. I have recorded myself playing three different musical passages with four different mental focuses: physical sensations, technique, mental imagery, and internal singing. READ MORE
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5. Story World Absorption : An Analysis of EFL Students´ Immersive Reading Experience and Perceived Reading Enjoyment
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : Prior research within the field of immersive reading has determined that the process of being absorbed by a story consists of four dimensions: attention, mental imagery, emotional engagement, and transportation, dimensions that in turn influence readers' perceived enjoyment when reading fiction. In contrast to a majority of the prior research within the field of immersive reading, this essay aims to identify factors that specifically influence EFL students' story world absorption and reading enjoyment. READ MORE
