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Imagery in thinking and problem solving.

S A Adeyemo1

  • 1School of Health and Community Studies, North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, UK.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|May 22, 2001
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Imagination in imagery aids problem-solving, while memory-based imagery hinders it. This study explored how different imagery types affect performance on practical construction tasks like the hat rack problem.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Problem-Solving Research

Background:

  • Imagery plays a potential role in cognitive processes like thinking and problem-solving.
  • Understanding the specific mechanisms of imagery in problem-solving is crucial for cognitive science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of different types of imagery (imagination vs. memory) in problem-solving.
  • To determine if specific imagery strategies influence the success rate in practical construction tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: 20 subjects completed Maier's hat rack problem, followed by posttest questioning on imagery use.
  • Experiment 2: 40 subjects were instructed to use either imagination- or memory-based imagery strategies.

Main Results:

  • Solvers of the hat rack problem predominantly used imagination in imagery, while non-solvers used memory in imagery.

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  • Subjects instructed to use imagination in imagery were more successful in solving the problem compared to those using memory in imagery.

    • Conclusions:

    • Imagination in imagery facilitates problem-solving performance.
    • Memory in imagery appears to impede the successful resolution of practical construction problems.