心理意象加工的子系统的研究

目的:本文主要探索心理意象加工过程的子系统以及它们之间的相互关系。方法:实验设计了四种不同的二维心理意象任务:再现任务,分辨任务,旋转任务和空间任务,分别用来测量被试对整体图像信息的提取能力,细节意象能力,空间操作和空间认知等心理意象能力的不同方面。91名正常的大学本科生(77男,14女)参加了此次实验。结果:心理意象的整体再现和细节意象能力呈显著相关;空间旋转和空间认知能力呈显著相关;而其他能力之间无显著相关性。结论:实验结果表明心理意象加工过程主要分为相时独立的两个子系统,即对心理意象的再现和操作能力。

The Subsystems of Visual Mental Imagery Processing

Background mental imagery is a multi-componential process involving different mental operations.Objective The present study investigated the subsystems of visual mental imagery processing and their interactions.Methods:Four experimental tasks were done:(1) object,the ability to generate global mental images;(2) resolution,the ability to generate vivid, high-resolution mental images;(3) transformation,the ability to mentally rotate patterns in images,and (4) spatial imagery,spatial cognition.91 university students (77 males,14 females) participated in this study.Results:Object task was highly correlated with resolution task,and the same the tendency was found between transformation task and spatial task.Conclusion:The results indicate there are different subsystems of visual mental imagery and corresponding operative strategies,but with strong correlation among these processes and abilities.