Imaging goal-directed movement. 1995

R M Kohl, and S A Fisicaro
Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The main purpose of the present investigation was to determine how Shepard's (1968) second-order isomorphic principle relates to imaging goal-directed movement. Reports of movement times for actual and imaged movements were obtained using Fitts-type tapping tasks. Displays consisted of two different (referential) or two identical (nonreferential) stimulus pairs. In Experiments 1a and 1b, target width and amplitude were manipulated to produce two indexes of difficulty. In Experiments 2a and 2b, the index of difficulty was constant, and biases were created by indicating that movement time increased with decreases in target width or increases in amplitude. In all four experiments, reported movement time reflected Fitts' (1954) law for actual tapping and during early trials for referential imagery. In Experiments 1a and 1b, reported movement times for the two indexes of difficulty were similar for nonreferential imagery and at later trials for referential imagery. In Experiments 2a and 2b, reported movement times reflected the biases for nonreferential imagery and at later trials for referential imagery. The results suggest that propositional knowledge and information processing interact to control movement imagery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008568 Memory Complex mental function having four distinct phases: (1) memorizing or learning, (2) retention, (3) recall, and (4) recognition. Clinically, it is usually subdivided into immediate, recent, and remote memory.
D009048 Motor Skills Performance of complex motor acts. Motor Skill,Skill, Motor,Skills, Motor
D010465 Perception The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted. Sensory Processing,Processing, Sensory
D004538 Eidetic Imagery A visual image which is recalled in accurate detail. It is a sort of projection of an image on a mental screen. Memory, Photographic,Photographic Memory,Eidetic Imageries,Imageries, Eidetic,Imagery, Eidetic,Memories, Photographic,Photographic Memories
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013647 Task Performance and Analysis The detailed examination of observable activity or behavior associated with the execution or completion of a required function or unit of work. Critical Incident Technique,Critical Incident Technic,Task Performance,Task Performance, Analysis,Critical Incident Technics,Critical Incident Techniques,Incident Technic, Critical,Incident Technics, Critical,Incident Technique, Critical,Incident Techniques, Critical,Performance, Analysis Task,Performance, Task,Performances, Analysis Task,Performances, Task,Task Performances,Task Performances, Analysis,Technic, Critical Incident,Technics, Critical Incident,Technique, Critical Incident,Techniques, Critical Incident

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