“Enacted” auditory images are ambiguous; “pure” auditory images are not |
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Authors: | Daniel Reisberg J. David Smith David A. Baxter Marcia Sonenshine |
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Affiliation: | a Reed College, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.b New School for Social Research, New York, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Previous research indicates that visual images are inherently unambiguous. The present study extends this argument to auditory imagery. In Experiment 1, subjects were able to reinterpret an imaged ambiguous auditory figure, but covert subvocalization apparently aided this reinterpretation. When subvocalization was blocked, reinterpretations were eliminated. Experiments 2 and 3 generalize this finding to different procedures and stimuli. Experiment 4 explores further the role of subvocalization, by showing that the likelihood of reinterpreting an imaged stimulus is directly proportional to the degree of enactment allowed. We argue that subvocalization or enactment provides an internal stimulus that is subject to reinterpretation. Without enactment, the “pure” auditory image is as unambiguous as a visual image. Thus, in both visual and auditory modalities, images come into being as representations and so are inherently meaningful. |
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