Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 1, 2026

The (Spatial) Memory Game: Testing the Relationship Between Spatial Language, Object Knowledge, and Spatial Cognition
Published on: February 19, 2018
Factor structure of the Spanish version of the Object-Spatial Imagery and Verbal Questionnaire
Alfredo Campos1, María José Pérez-Fabello
1Department of Basic Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. alfredo.campos@usc.es
Abstract:
The reliability and factor structure of the Spanish version of the Object-Spatial Imagery and Verbal Questionnaire (OSIVQ) were assessed in a sample of 213 Spanish university graduates. The questionnaire measures three types of processing preferences (verbal, object imagery, and spatial imagery). Principal components analysis with varimax rotation identified three factors, corresponding to the three scales proposed in the original version, explaining 33.1% of the overall variance. Cronbach's alphas were .72, .77, and .81 for the verbal, object imagery, and spatial imagery scales, respectively.
Related Concept Videos
Measures of Intelligence
Validity refers to how well a test measures what it claims to measure. An intelligence test should accurately assess intelligence rather than another characteristic, like anxiety. Criterion validity is one way to evaluate this; it...
Self-Report Tests of Personality
Wechsler's Contribution to Measures of Intelligence
