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Physical imagery: kinematic versus dynamic models.

D L Schwartz1

  • 1Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. dan.schwartz@vanderbilt.edu

Cognitive Psychology
|May 18, 1999
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Physical imagery involves imagining object interactions. New research suggests physical imagery relies on force and resistance, not just spatial geometry, impacting how we infer outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human Perception
  • Mental Simulation

Background:

  • Physical imagery allows mental simulation of object interactions.
  • The coordination of these imagined interactions is key for making inferences.
  • Two models exist: kinematic (geometric) and dynamic (force/resistance).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To contrast the kinematic and dynamic formulations of physical imagery.
  • To investigate the role of force and resistance in physical imagery.
  • To determine if physical imagery is more akin to perception or action.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments were conducted to test the dynamic formulation.
  • Participants made inferences through physical imagery.
  • Manipulations involved dynamic perceptual information (e.g., torque) and beliefs about physical properties (e.g., viscosity).

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Main Results:

  • Results supported the dynamic formulation over the kinematic formulation.
  • Dynamic perceptual information and beliefs about physical properties influenced imagery-based inferences.
  • Changes to spatial properties were not necessary for these effects.

Conclusions:

  • Physical imagery is better understood as an analog of physical action than visual perception.
  • A model incorporating force as a rate explains inference generation and the influence of perception, beliefs, and learning.