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In investigating the role of imagery in learning, several approaches including material manipulation, instructional manipulation, presentation of interfering tasks, and individual differences have been adopted. The applicability of these approaches for investigating the functional role of imagery in other cognitive activities, in particular, problem solving and motor skill learning, are considered. It is argued that these approaches, or some variants of these approaches, can be fruitfully applied to imagery research in areas other than verbal learning. Possible pitfalls of each approach are discussed as well.
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McDaniel, M.A. (1988). Empirical Approaches to a Functional Analysis of Imagery and Cognition. In: Denis, M., Engelkamp, J., Richardson, J.T.E. (eds) Cognitive and Neuropsychological Approaches to Mental Imagery. NATO ASI Series, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1391-2_26
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