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Acta Psychologica

Volume 42, Issue 4, July 1978, Pages 253-262
Acta Psychologica

Imagery ability and the identification of hands: A chronometric analysis

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Abstract

In a replication of Cooper and Shepard's (1975) study of hand recognition, it was found that individual differences in imagery ability had a significant influence on reaction times to such stimuli (Experiment 1). However, it was found (Experiment 2) that individual difference effects were only seen if prior instructions to use imagery were given to the subjects.

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This research was supported by Grant A73/15077 to R. Ashton and K. White from the Australian Research Grants Committee.

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