Thanks so much to everyone for all these suggestions for sources on visualization. Great leads! Thanks all.
Michael Michael Britt Host of The Psych Files www.thepsychfiles.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sep 16, 2007, at 7:40 PM, Jim Clark wrote: > Hi > > Stuart's description of how he remembered lines for a play reminded me > that there is a literature on the subject of such learning. It does > overlap somewhat with the issue of mental practice and it is quite > clear > that imagery and other kinds of concretization enhances such cognitive > skills. See > > http://www.memory-key.com/Seniors/senior_research_training.htm#Actors > > http://undergrad.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~clintner/ > science_behind_memorizing_script.htm > > Take care > Jim > > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> "Stuart McKelvie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16-Sep-07 11:08:54 AM >>> > Dear Tipsters, > > Further to Jim's citation of Alan Paivio there is a vast literature on > the effects of "mental practice" (usually visual imagery) on > performance. For an easy-to-read summary see the texts by Wann or Cox > (listed below). > > > Meta analyses have been conducted in the 1980s and 1990s and show that > mental practice can enhance performance under certain conditions. To > quote Driskell et al. (1994) "the effectiveness of mental practice was > moderated by the type of task, the retention interval between practice > and performance, and the length or duration of the mental practice > intervention." > > I have cited some other articles below but hope you will excuse a > personal anecdote. I had a part in a play a couple of years ago and > found that I had difficulty learning lines. In the end I mastered them > and can report that I engaged in many private visual rehearsals of the > scenes, including actions, in order to make the dialogue meaningful > and > to link it to other events(deep processing). Usually I imagined myself > from the first person point of view (internal imagery). Internal vs > external imagery has itself been a topic of debate in the visual > imagery > literature. > > Sincerely, > > Stuart > > > References > > Tests > > Cox, R. H. (2007). Sport psychology, 6th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill > Wann, D. L. (1997). Sport psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice > Hall. > > Meta Analyses > > Feltz, D. L., & Landers, D. M. (1983). The effects of mental practice > on motor skill learning and performance.: A meta-analysis. Journal of > Sport Psychology, 5, 25-57. > Driskell, J. E., Copper, C., & Moran, A. (1994). Does mental practice > enhance performance? Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 481-492. > > Other > > Grouis, G. (1992). The effect of mental practice on diving > performance. > International Journal of Sport Psychologyu, 23, 60-69. > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 > Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 > Bishop's University, > 2600 College Street, > Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), > QuĊĦbec J1M 0C8, > Canada. > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: > http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy > ___________________________________________________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: September 15, 2007 5:14 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Effectiveness of visualization techniques? > > Hi > > Allan Paivio, proponent of dual-coding theory, summarized some of the > potential benefits of mental practice (imagery) and (I think) some > findings up to 1985. See reference below. There are numerous > studies of > this question, so you should be able to find more recent examples of > actual research and review articles with a literature search. If > memory > serves correct, the effectiveness of imagery for actual skill > development depends on such factors as the nature of the activity > (e.g., > substantial cognitive demands or not), level of training of > practitioner > (complete novice or some experience), and the like. > > Paivio, A. (1985). Cognitive and motivational functions of imagery in > human performance. Canadian Journal of Applied Sport Sciences, 10, > 22S-28S. > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 15-Sep-07 6:58:59 AM >>> > Does anyone know of any studies that have been done to determine > whether or not visualization techniques actually work? For example, > if baseball players visualize themselves hitting the ball, or public > speakers visualize their speech going really well - that type of > thing. > > Michael > www.thepsychfiles.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > > > --- > > --- > > --- ---
