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The Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire: a review

A Antonietti1, M Giorgetti

  • 1Catholic University of Milan, Italia. antoniet@mi.unicatt.it

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|April 8, 1998
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The Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire may not accurately assess cognitive styles. Its reliability and ability to measure a single construct or predict mental imagery use are questionable.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • The Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire (VVQ) is a widely used tool for assessing cognitive styles.
  • Understanding the psychometric properties of such instruments is crucial for valid research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the psychometric properties of Richardson's 1977 Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire.
  • To determine the VVQ's construct validity, reliability, and predictive utility in assessing mental imagery.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review and analysis of published studies employing the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire.
  • Examination of data related to the questionnaire's dimensionality, reliability over time, and correlation with actual mental imagery use.

Main Results:

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  • The review indicated that the VVQ does not measure a unidimensional construct.
  • Evidence suggests the VVQ does not reliably predict the actual use of mental imagery in cognitive tasks.
  • A significant lack of long-term reliability for the questionnaire was identified.

Conclusions:

  • The psychometric soundness of the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire is questionable.
  • Its use for assessing the verbal-visual cognitive style is not supported by current evidence.
  • Further research is needed to develop more robust measures of cognitive styles.