Imagery

Question 1

What is imagery?

Answer 1

Creating or recreating an event or skills on the mind based on personal experience or observation of others

Question 2

What are the key components to imagery?

Answer 2

Vividness - including all of the senses

Controllability - the ability to command one’s images

Question 3

What are the motivational and cognitive functions in imagery?

Answer 3

Motivational-specific - goal-oriented response

Motivational-general - arousal (raising or lowering)

Cognitive-specific - skills

Cognitive-general - strategy

Question 4

What are the two imagery perspectives?

Answer 4

Internal and external

Question 5

What are the four theories in imagery?

Answer 5

Psychoneuromuscular Theory
Symbolic Learning Theory
Bioinformational Theory
Psychological Skills Explanations

Question 6

What is the Psychoneuromuscular Theory?

Answer 6

Imagery to program muscles for action and facilitates skill learning - can innervate the muscles like physical practice

Question 7

Explain the Symbolic Learning Theory

Answer 7

Imagery to help better understand movement patterns - mental blueprints

Question 8

Explain the Bioinformational Theory

Answer 8

Two types of statements are needed - stimulus propositions and response propositions

Response is just as important as the environment of the stimulus

Question 9

What are the psychological skills explanations?

Answer 9

Imagery develops and refines mental skills

Assists in reaching optimal arousal