Pushing the limits of imagination: mental practice for learning sequences |
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Authors: | Wohldmann Erica L Healy Alice F Bourne Lyle E |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. wohldman@psych.colorado.edu |
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Abstract: | In 2 experiments, the efficacy of motor imagery for learning to type number sequences was examined. Adults practiced typing 4-digit numbers. Then, during subsequent training, they either typed in the same or a different location, imagined typing, merely looked at each number, or performed an irrelevant task. Repetition priming (faster responses for old relative to new numbers) was observed on an immediate test and after a 3-month delay for participants who imagined typing. Improvement across the delay in typing old and new numbers was found for the imagined and actual typing conditions but not for the other conditions. The findings suggest that imagery can be used to acquire and retain representations of sequences and to improve general typing skill. |
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